Well….this Drama Queen didn’t make it through his words without crying in joy. Just in case you don’t know, the other lovely who made sure the tutu would fit and shared is my most precious spouseđź’ś.
Big Love to the men in our lives blowing the candles out on shame- one by one By ONE.
I’ve mentioned Brene Brown’s work before, but I want to share a story I heard her tell that changed my marriage and my work. I first heard it on Krista Tippett’s wonderful podcast, On Being, last December.
She tells a story of a man in a yellow golf jacket who approached her after a talk on shame.
“I noticed you don’t talk about men,” he said.
“Oh, I don’t study men,” she replied–although you really should listen to her tell the story
“That’s convenient,” he told her. “Because men have shame. But before you talk about all those mean fathers and coaches, let me tell you that my wife and daughters, who you just signed books for, would rather see me die on my white horse than get down off it.”
Whoa.
I was riding home from a visit to my mom’s house with my wife and daughters when…
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