“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.”

Gratitude. Remember they’re giving you their most precious resource: TIME!

Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in.

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.

To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly.

Social distancing doesn’t have to mean social disconnection.

We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.

No matter how much we plan and prepare, life calls and we have to answer.

Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.

Shame is a tool of oppression and dehumanization. I don’t believe shame will ever be an effective social just tool. ⁣

Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.

Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.

Courageous leadership is a practice.

Anxiety is one of the most contagious emotions – that’s why it always takes down groups of people, not just individuals.⁣⁣

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.

When we free ourselves, we automatically free everyone around us. ⁣

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.

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.

If you don’t risk anything you risk everything.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.

Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.