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.
BRENE BROWNWe can’t call ourselves free or brave when we keep running from the truth.
More Brene Brown Quotes
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We can’t give up on vulnerability. It’s the path back to ourselves and each other.
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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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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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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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Courage is contagious.
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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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To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly.
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Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect.
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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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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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Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.
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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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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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Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.
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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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