Propagator

A couple of months back, when I first saw Brene Brown’s talk, I was deeply disturbed and confused, much the way she was when she was first confronted with her discovery. In many ways, in the process of growing up, most people have inherited the message that they must be close to perfect – it could be subconsciously acting according to the expectations of their parents, or a perception of the realities of the world (if you’re not the best then you’re just one of the rest). But we don’t have to be. I’m not sure if Brene’s point about putting yourself in a vulnerable position or exposing your vulnerability is right, but I think it is important for us to accept ourselves as the way we are, and have the confidence to grow ourselves towards perfection bearing in mind that we are moving along an asymptote – always going towards perfection but never quite ever reaching it.