I've been working on relieving stress in healthy ways this week, and I ended up eating my words a little. One of my shortcuts (see previous post) is watching television. I've managed to avoid Youtube and other internet-based time wasters for the most part because I know how negative they can be. Well, I was recently looking around online for some information about shame and resiliency, and I found a TED talk that got me all fired up about the issue (and almost made me cry). Since then, I've been sampling one or two talks a day. At first I felt (ironically) guilty about spending the time "watching TV", but I've decided that it isn't a shortcut.
Why?
Well, I live in a community of wonderful, hard working, inspiring, caring people but sometimes I forget just how wonderful, hard working, inspiring, and caring they are because I sit in my office all day doing therapy and preparing to teach classes. These talks remind me of the things I am passionate about, why I come to work every day, and help me to see that I am not alone in wanting to learn, grow, and make the world a bit better.
www.ted.com
and the talk that inspired me
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html
Note: Many of the talks are given by people who are...um..."creative characters". i.e. Some swear, some show art that people might consider indecent. So, enjoy with discretion.
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