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.
BRENE BROWNShame, 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.
More Brene Brown Quotes
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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 don’t have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to.
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Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.
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Be you and serve up some belonging wherever you are.
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Never take yourself too seriously. Laugh, learn, keep it real.
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What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.
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I am not here to be right.
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We either stay sick together or we get well together.
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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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If you own this story you get to write the ending.
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Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.
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Maybe stories are just data with a soul.
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Fear and anxiety can drive us to become very self-focused.
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What we don’t need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human.
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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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