Shame is a tool of oppression and dehumanization. I don’t believe shame will ever be an effective social just tool.
BRENE BROWNBe you and serve up some belonging wherever you are.
More Brene Brown Quotes
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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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We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness and affection.
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You can’t spell wholehearted without A.R.T.
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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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Hope is a function of struggle.
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Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.
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Cruelty is easy, cheap and rampant.
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What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.
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Connect. It’s all about collective connection. Look into their eyes.
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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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You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.
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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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We can’t call ourselves free or brave when we keep running from the truth.
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Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.
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Being held accountable for racism and feeling shame is not the same thing as being shamed.
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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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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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Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.
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I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.
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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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Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.
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What we don’t need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human.
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Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy – the experiences that make us the most vulnerable.
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Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it’s a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands.
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Fear and anxiety can drive us to become very self-focused.
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