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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What we know matters but who we are matters more.
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Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.
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If you own this story you get to write the ending.
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If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.
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Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them – we can only love others as much as we love ourselves.
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Even in our deepest struggles, love, faith and beauty find a way.
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Be you and serve up some belonging wherever you are.
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Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty.
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What we know matters but who we are matters more.
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During a time of deep uncertainty and anxiety – when many of us have struggled to be our best selves all of the time – apologizing has never been more important.
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Courage is listening, learning, unlearning, knowing when to lead, and knowing when to let others lead.
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Don’t try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.
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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 can’t give up on vulnerability. It’s the path back to ourselves and each other.
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Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.
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he broken hearted are the bravest among us. They had the courage to love.
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When we screw up or fall down, many of us talk to ourselves in ways that we would never talk to someone we love and respect.
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We can’t call ourselves free or brave when we keep running from the truth.
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Talk to yourself like you would talk to someone you love.
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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 our most accurate measurement of courage.
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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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Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect.
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Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.
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When 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.
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Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.
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