You all know that I started this blog in order to reach people who have been spiritually abused by someone in their faith community to begin the journey from those wounds and to go forward to finding each one’s wholeness in Christ. Some of the time I write about wrong uses of power in churches and the wounds that causes. Some of the time I write about finding your journey out of that brokenness and toward healing and wholeness. Today I write about the second topic.
In Dr Brene Brown’s book, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You are, she gives us a guide to how to live a Wholehearted Life. That’s what I want to talk about for a few weeks.
Brene calls her Introduction “Wholehearted Living” with these words:
“Wholehearted living is about engaging in our lives from a place of worthiness. It means cultivating the courage, compassion, and connection to wake up in the morning and think, No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I am enough. It’s going to bed at night thinking, Yes I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes afraid, but that doesn’t change the truth that I am also brave and worthy of love and belonging.”
It took her a whole book, several years of in-depth research, and transforming experiences in her own life, to unpack all of that awesome statement.
For now, I invite you to think about these three phrases of hers:
Engage in your life from a place of worthiness.
Cultivate courage, compassion, and connection. Intentionally cultivate those three. Practice having them.
Even though I’m imperfect, vulnerable, and sometimes afraid, I am also brave and worthy of love and belonging.
Which one of those phrases seem more poignant to you in this moment. Take it to heart and reflect on it this week.