Never take yourself too seriously. Laugh, learn, keep it real.
BRENE BROWNWhen I look at narcissism through the vulnerability lens, I see the shame-based fear of being ordinary. I see the fear of never feeling extraordinary enough to be noticed, to be lovable, to belong, or to cultivate a sense of purpose.
More Brene Brown Quotes
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Nostalgia is also a dangerous form of comparison. Think about how often we compare our lives to a memory that nostalgia has so completely edited that it never really existed.
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Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting.
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Learning is hard. Unlearning is harder. Pretending that most of us don’t need to do either when it comes to racism is its own form of violence.
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Hope is a function of struggle.
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The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.
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What we know matters but who we are matters more.
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Vulnerability is not about winning or losing. It’s having the courage to show up even when you can’t control the outcome.
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Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.
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We’re a nation hungry for more joy: Because we’re starving from a lack of gratitude.
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Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.
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Perfectionism is a self destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect, and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimize the painful feelings of shame, judgment, and blame.
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Being held accountable for racism and feeling shame is not the same thing as being shamed.
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You cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behaviors.
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I think we’re all feeling the “groundlessness” of life right now.
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Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough.
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