The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.
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.
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Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them.
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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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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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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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Vulnerability is the heart of sport. I love working with coaches and athletes.
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We don’t need to do awkward, brave, and kind alone. We were never meant to.
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We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.
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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.
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Courage is contagious.
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Being held accountable for racism and feeling shame is not the same thing as being shamed.
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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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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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During a time of deep uncertainty and anxiety – when many of us have struggled to be our best selves all of the time – apologizing has never been more important.
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Hope is a function of struggle.
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Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.
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Courage is listening, learning, unlearning, knowing when to lead, and knowing when to let others lead.
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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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Love is a powerful form of vulnerability and if you replace the word love with vulnerability in that line, it’s just as true.
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This global pandemic is a real case of “getting sick together” or “staying well together.
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Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.
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Gratitude. Remember they’re giving you their most precious resource: TIME!
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Social distancing doesn’t have to mean social disconnection.
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Even in our deepest struggles, love, faith and beauty find a way.
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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.
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Connect. It’s all about collective connection. Look into their eyes.
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Daring Leaders are never silent about hard things.
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