2017-05-19T09:34:11Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/the-gifts-of-imperfectionComments for sursumcorda.salemsattic.com/post/the-gifts-of-imperfectiontag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1397/4769Comment #47692017-05-19T09:34:11ZSursumCorda<p>Brené Brown is not recommending selfishness. Far from it. It's much much like the admonition by the airlines to put on you own oxygen mask before assisting others. You can't give what you don't have. For just one example, have you ever done something and then excoriated yourself with "I am so STUPID!"? What would you think of a parent who said that to his child? For too many of us, the Second Great Commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves would appear to be advocating abuse.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1397/4768Comment #47682017-05-18T11:27:46ZDiane L Villafane-Onder<p>Zebra stripes and leopard spots,</p>
<p>tiger eyes and camel humps.</p>
<p>In the secret intersection</p>
<p>of their perfect imperfection</p>
<p>their beauty is revealed.</p>
<p>You don’t have to be perfect</p>
<p>to be beautiful,</p>
<p>but if you be yourself,</p>
<p>you shall be beautiful</p>
<p>in your very own way.</p>
<p>How delightful!</p>
<p>Having said that, it is all to obvious that the fundamental problem of humanity is egotism. Our selfishness will cause our extinction...</p>
<p>I strongly suggest reading "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle. There is a free online pdf here:</p>
<p>http://www.apnamba.com/Ebooks-pdf/A%20new%20Earth.pdf</p>