The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.
BRENE BROWNGenerosity. Bring all you have. It’s ok to be brave and afraid at the same time.
More Brene Brown Quotes
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Love is a powerful form of vulnerability and if you replace the word love with vulnerability in that line, it’s just as true.
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The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We’re just quick to hit the snooze button.
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Hope is a function of struggle.
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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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Gratitude. Remember they’re giving you their most precious resource: TIME!
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You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.
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Anxiety is one of the most contagious emotions – that’s why it always takes down groups of people, not just individuals.
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What we don’t need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human.
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Fear and anxiety can drive us to become very self-focused.
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Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect.
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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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Cruelty is easy, cheap and rampant.
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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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I’ve found what makes children happy doesn’t always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.
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We need to listen to Black women.
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Courage is listening, learning, unlearning, knowing when to lead, and knowing when to let others lead.
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Courage is like – it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: You get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging.
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Generosity. Bring all you have. It’s ok to be brave and afraid at the same time.
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Shame is a tool of oppression and dehumanization. I don’t believe shame will ever be an effective social just tool.
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When we free ourselves, we automatically free everyone around us.
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Talk about your failures without apologizing.
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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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Social distancing doesn’t have to mean social disconnection.
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Our choices affect everyone around us. There is no such thing as “individual risk” or “individual wellness.
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Never take yourself too seriously. Laugh, learn, keep it real.
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Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.
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