I recently watched a really powerful video, a ted talk done by Brene Brown. It is called "The Power of Vulnerability."
(Here's the link of the ted talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o)
I come from this culture, this upbringing, this society where being vulnerable is "shame." Showing your true self to others, is something to be laughed upon, mocked upon. I've been through it, almost quite every day of my life. From parents, to close friends, to near relatives, to everyone I've known. They always say, "That's not you." Even right now, writing this, that thinking about 'what-would-others-say-when-they-read-this' pops up.
(Here's the link of the ted talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o)
I come from this culture, this upbringing, this society where being vulnerable is "shame." Showing your true self to others, is something to be laughed upon, mocked upon. I've been through it, almost quite every day of my life. From parents, to close friends, to near relatives, to everyone I've known. They always say, "That's not you." Even right now, writing this, that thinking about 'what-would-others-say-when-they-read-this' pops up.
