“Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky, but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable.” ~Brené Brown If the title of this post gets under your skin, don’t worry, it gets under mine, too.
I have a fierce aversion to conflict. That doesn’t mean I won’t engage in it, but it does mean that I’m very open to any suggestion that might give me license to not engage in it.
So, when I learned the phrase “protect your peace,” I found myself particularly drawn to it. The concept of protecting your peace is one of conflict avoidance.
It connotes the idea that some arguments are not worth having, and some people are just not worth arguing with. Protecting your peace, in those cases, means choosing to disengage for the sake of your sanity.