Compassion, Empathy, our Cross of Vulnerability and Contemporary Christianity.

[Akita Suggagaki]

I have been impressed lately with Brene Brown. She seems to say the same thing as Jesus without religious language.

My take away:

For a full and rich life we must be compassionate, empathetic and vulnerable. And we must accept that we will get our butt kicked.

That sounds like loving one another and accepting our cross.

Brown says that vulnerability is about being genuine and having the courage to show up even if it might hurt.
Because that’s the only way to live life to the fullest and develop real, honest, and loving relationships.

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I am interested in the thoughts of others who have heard or read her.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

So I am reading Brene in companion with Pope Francis Lenten message.

He says, "True, Baptism has begun our process of liberation, yet there remains in us an inexplicable longing for slavery. A kind of attraction to the security of familiar things, to the detriment of our freedom."


Slavery/freedom, Fear/vulnerability, Lent, especially is a time of conversion for all of us. Can we change, even now? Are we willing to become more vulnerable?

In 2021 Pope Francis provided a plan:

DO YOU WANT TO FAST THIS LENT?
Pope Francis tells us How:
Fast from hurting words and say kind words
Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude.
Fast from anger and be filled with patience
Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope.
Fast from worried and have trust in God.
Fast from complaints; contemplate simplicity.
Fast from pressures and be prayerful
Fast from bitterness; fill your hearts with joy.
Fast from selfishness and be. Compassionate.
Fast from grudges and be reconciled
Fast from words; be silent and listen

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

Emotional granularity is the level of specificity that characterizes verbal representations of an affective experience.
Emotional granularity has been increasingly associated with social and emotional well- being, and has been theorized to be a key aspect of emotion regulation.

Emotional Nuance: Examining Positive Emotional Granularity and Well-Being

The focus of this review is on positive emotional granularity. Emotional granularity is the level of specificity that characterizes verbal representations of an affective experience. Although there has been research on negative emotional granularity, ...

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[Akita Suggagaki]

https://unhconnect.unh.edu/s/1518/images/gid4/editor_documents/moodmeter-2020.pdf?gid=4&pgid=61&sessionid=13005aba-33a9-4e32-8c17-f4af516f468b&cc=1