I presented my synopsis of this book at the January, 2022 First Friday Book Synopsis. I thought of this again as I read the new book by Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience.

And struggling with the difficulty of the moment is what the stuff of live seems to be all about. But, it is always there always the challenge.

Scott Peck as often as any other quote from any book I have ever read. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it.” - Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth “Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. …What about shame, disappointment, wonder, awe, disgust, embarrassment, despair, contentment, boredom, anxiety, stress, love, overwhelm, surprise, and all of the other emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human?īrené Brown: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience The average number of emotions named across the surveys was three.Therefore, the emotions and experiences categorized in this book span beyond what many researchers would call “basic.”.…I say emotions and experiences because some of these are not emotions-they’re thoughts that lead to emotion. In the following chapters, we’re going to explore eighty-seven emotions and experiences that have been organized into groups.

The entire premise of this book is that language has the power to define our experiences, and there’s no better example of this than anxiety and excitement.I want this book to be an atlas for all of us, because I believe that with an adventurous heart and the right maps, we can travel anywhere and never fear losing ourselves.I want to open up that language portal so even more of us can step through it and find a universe of new choices and second chances-a universe where we can share the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with each other in a way that builds connection. My hope for this book is that together we can learn more about the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human-including the language that allows us to make sense of what we experience.

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