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A review by wahine2748
Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
3.0
You are only free when you realize you belong no place--you belong every place--no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great. -Maya Angelou
Books tend to find you at the right time when you need them. This book found me at a book exchange within months after my move to a new state. North Carolina felt like a wilderness to me, but the experience of finding yourself and your tribe again in a new place is nothing new. It's a scary undertaking that forces you to look at yourself, your needs, and what you want from others.
This book, while not necessarily revealing any new concepts, reminded me of the importance to find true belonging in yourself first before anybody else--something I especially struggle with when making new friends.
Because of this struggle, I wanted a little more from this book about how to find that belonging and to further explore the BRAVING concept Brene touches on a couple times. Yet even with this desire for more, I enjoyed the author's references, inspirations and experiences and look forward to attempting to brave the wilderness in my own life.
Books tend to find you at the right time when you need them. This book found me at a book exchange within months after my move to a new state. North Carolina felt like a wilderness to me, but the experience of finding yourself and your tribe again in a new place is nothing new. It's a scary undertaking that forces you to look at yourself, your needs, and what you want from others.
This book, while not necessarily revealing any new concepts, reminded me of the importance to find true belonging in yourself first before anybody else--something I especially struggle with when making new friends.
Because of this struggle, I wanted a little more from this book about how to find that belonging and to further explore the BRAVING concept Brene touches on a couple times. Yet even with this desire for more, I enjoyed the author's references, inspirations and experiences and look forward to attempting to brave the wilderness in my own life.