Shame is a tool of oppression and dehumanization. I don’t believe shame will ever be an effective social just tool.
BRENE BROWNUntil we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.
More Brene Brown Quotes
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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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Even in our deepest struggles, love, faith and beauty find a way.
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Gratitude. Remember they’re giving you their most precious resource: TIME!
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What we know matters but who we are matters more.
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Hope is a function of struggle.
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Don’t try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.
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You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.
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We need to listen to Black women.
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If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.
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This global pandemic is a real case of “getting sick together” or “staying well together.
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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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You can’t spell wholehearted without A.R.T.
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Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.
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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 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.
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Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in.
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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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Fear and anxiety can drive us to become very self-focused.
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Daring Leaders are never silent about hard things.
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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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Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.
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Feeling and owning our own shit instead of working it out on others is key.
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Never take yourself too seriously. Laugh, learn, keep it real.
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Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.
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Courageous leadership is a practice.
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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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