At one point in life or another, and for a myriad of reasons, we have all felt vulnerable. The feeling may manifest itself in our bodies and thoughts in different ways and we have our own ways of reacting to it. Or not reacting. I think one way of expressing this vulnerability is that it may feel like you stand before something or someone without any protection, almost like being without skin. And that we can feel the need for some kind of extra skin to wrap around us for warmth, comfort, protection, support...

If you were to make such a symbolic skin - what would it look like?

This blog is dedicated to my project Symbolic Skin. Here, I will present contributions to the project, blog abot it's process and my thoughts around it's theme. Fuller information can be found on the pages above. Feel welcome to join in, read, comment and discuss!

onsdag 15 juni 2011

Speach on vulnerability

Today I watched a really inspiring speach from one of the TED conferences (go to www.ted.com to find a great number of wise, inspiring, funny, smart people talking about their top subject!). The speaker is Brené Brown, a researcher who tells us about discovering the power of vulnerability. Follow the link to watch it, I really think it's worthwhile!

www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html

It connects a bit to what I wrote in my post Vulnerability. Strenght. I want to quote how she put it, because I thought it was beautiful: Vulnerability "is the core of shame, fear and our struggle for worthiness, but it appears that it is also the birthplace of joy, of creativity, of belonging, of love". So true, don't you think?

I can personally relate to this, since blogging about this project, actually trying to make it happen, and for example stating that I am/feel like an artist and creative person, makes me feel so vulnerable. I'm immediately filled with thoughts like: I can't say I'm an artist, I have no education, I don't work as an artist, I'm not good enough, people will laugh or resent me etcetera etcetera. But at the same time, as soon as I do something, whatever it is, connected to this project I feel enlivened, happy, inspired and filled with ideas. And I hope eventually this will also lead to me being connected to more of you through joining in this project together, or just through having a conversation here on the blog. Even just seeing that somebody has been here to watch puts a smile on my face =). Know you are welcome!
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