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.
BRENE BROWNI am not here to be right.
More Brene Brown Quotes
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Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.
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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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Talk to yourself like you would talk to someone you love.
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If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.
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Be you and serve up some belonging wherever you are.
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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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We either stay sick together or we get well together.
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Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.
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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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I am not here to be right.
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We all have patterned ways of dealing with anxiety that are often set up in our first families. Understanding how and why can set us free.
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Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.
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You cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behaviors.
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The purest form of joy comes to us in ordinary moments, and those moments can happen any place where gratitude is alive.
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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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