Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting.
BRENE BROWNCourage 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.
More Brene Brown Quotes
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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.
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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 either stay sick together or we get well together.
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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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Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.
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When we free ourselves, we automatically free everyone around us.
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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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We need to listen to Black women.
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You can’t spell wholehearted without A.R.T.
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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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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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Daring Leaders are never silent about hard things.
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There is no justice without accountability.
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Hope is a function of struggle.
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Never take yourself too seriously. Laugh, learn, keep it real.
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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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Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.
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Courage is contagious.
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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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What is true and beautiful for us is always ultimately what is true and beautiful for our people because there is no such thing as one way liberation.
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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 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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Gratitude. Remember they’re giving you their most precious resource: TIME!
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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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Courage is listening, learning, unlearning, knowing when to lead, and knowing when to let others lead.
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We don’t have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to.
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