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authenticity and perfectionism

January 29, 2012 by Christina

I’ve been reading ‘The Gifts of Imperfection’ by Brené Brown.

What a great book, full of ideas to help us develop our self-awareness and encourage us to embrace our vulnerability in order to live a more courageous and authentic life….and so therefore, a happier life.  Lots of inspiration here for me.

I’m especially interested in the concept of shame resilience and the idea that to be human is to experience shame.  So it’s not about if we do or don’t feel shame but whether we’re aware of it when it’s happening (or not) and then if we are aware, what we do with that feeling and how we move with it.  There are choices to be made and things to be learned. Good stuff!!

Brené Brown’s website is full of good stuff too.  (I like following the blog and you may too.)

And if this all looks interesting to you, you’ll probably enjoy this TEDTalk video.

Lots has been said about the garden as a metaphor for life.  Gardens show us the many gifts of imperfection, oh yes they do!

So here’s to our authentic creativity blossoming in the garden along with those flowers, fruits and veggies. Garden on!

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Christina’s Garden is a small market garden on Mayne Island, one of the Southern Gulf Islands located in the Salish Sea between Vancouver and Victoria, BC, Canada.

We put love and care into producing a variety of delicious and nutritious shoots and microgreens for year round sales to Mayne Islanders and folks in Victoria and on the mainland. We also offer a variety of home grown vegetables, seasonal flower bouquets and bedding plants for home gardens at our roadside stand and the Saturday Market on Mayne Island.

About the Gardener

Christina Pechloff

I like to grow food and flowers so we can use them to make our lives delicious and beautiful.

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