Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.
BRENE BROWNHave you ever struggled with feeling lonely – even when you’re surrounded by people you love? I have. It’s painful and confusing.
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Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.
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Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.
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We can’t call ourselves free or brave when we keep running from the truth.
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We can’t give up on vulnerability. It’s the path back to ourselves and each other.
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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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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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Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.
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Just because someone isn’t willing or able to love us, it doesn’t mean that we are unlovable.
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Always straddling the tension and trying not to tap out.
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Cruelty is easy, cheap and rampant.
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Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries if they are acknowledged, healed and rare.
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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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Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough.
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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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Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.
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