TED Talks by Brene Brown

The TED Talks by Brene Brown came up once or twice in our group. I finally watched them and they are both fantastic! I'd read one of Brown's books, but hearing her speak, I think, is even more powerful. Here are the links to the two talks.

The Power of Vulnerability
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html

Listening to Shame
http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame.html

I really missed having class this week, but am looking forward to the aftercare session in September.

How's everyone doing? I've been doing well on taking my supplements and getting some exercise in, including some strength training. But my meditation practice has dropped off! I'm going to meditate tonight for sure. However, I have noticed that I'm able to let things that bother me go more quickly than I used to--stopping the storyline. So that feels positive.

I sent an invitation to all of you to be "authors" on the blog, which will allow you to post on the blog, rather than just reading or commenting on other posts. The invitation should give you instructions on how to proceed, but let me know if you run into any problems. I believe you will need a gmail account in order to do this, and if you don't have one it's very easy to set one up.

 I thought our last session yesterday was very good and very positive. Although I have some sadness that the class is over, I'm looking forward to staying connected through the blog and through the aftercare meetings each month. I am grateful that we have had the opportunity to create this community of support! Sharon

Greetings! I wanted to create this blog to help our Summer 2012 group stay connected. I've never done a blog before, but here goes! Sharon