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Surviving this crisis will take a shift in mindset, and that’s tougher than we think – especially when we’re afraid. ⁣

Brene Brown

Fear and anxiety can drive us to become very self-focused.
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Anxiety Covid-19 Drive Fear Focus
Don’t try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.
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Hater Revenge Try Win
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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Comparison Danger Existence Live Memories Nostalgia Thinking
This global pandemic is a real case of “getting sick together” or “staying well together.
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Covid-19 Ill Pandemic Sick Stay Togetherness Well
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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Cultivate Extraordinary Fear Feeling Ordinary Purpose Shame Vulnerable
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.
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Children Engagement Parents Prediction Strong World
Have you ever struggled with feeling lonely – even when you’re surrounded by people you love? I have. It’s painful and confusing.⁣
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Confusion Deep Loneliness Love Pain People Struggle Surround
I think we’re all feeling the “groundlessness” of life right now.⁣
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Feeling Hard Time Struggle
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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Anger Belong Embrace Experience Give Up Joy Love Risk Vulnerable
Connect. It’s all about collective connection. Look into their eyes.
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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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Affect Choice Covid-19 Individual Risk Well
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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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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Feeling and owning our own shit instead of working it out on others is key.
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Shame is a tool of oppression and dehumanization. I don’t believe shame will ever be an effective social just tool. ⁣
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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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Each Other Give Up Ourselves Path Vulnerable

Surviving this crisis will take a shift in mindset, and that’s tougher than we think – especially when we’re afraid. ⁣

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Surviving this crisis will take a shift in mindset, and that’s tougher than we think – especially when we’re afraid. ⁣

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