Summary

The final guidepost is about the importance of embracing laughter, song, and dance and letting go of being “cool” and in control. Laughter, music, and dance and integral parts of human culture that help us engage in “collective ecstasy” (117). They “create emotional and spiritual connection [and] remind us of the one thing that truly matters when we are searing for comfort, celebration, inspiration, or healing: We are not alone” (118). Though laughter, singing, and dancing can make us feel out of control or vulnerable, Brown encourages readers to cultivate them in their lives. She encourages readers to let go of being “cool” or “in control and to value self-expression over self-consciousness (120). This can be difficult and Brown shares examples from her own life in which she has had to made an active choice to let go of what other people...