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 BROWNOnly when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.
More Brene Brown Quotes
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I’ve found what makes children happy doesn’t always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.
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Social distancing doesn’t have to mean social disconnection.
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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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Our choices affect everyone around us. There is no such thing as “individual risk” or “individual wellness.
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Be you and serve up some belonging wherever you are.
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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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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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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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Gratitude. Remember they’re giving you their most precious resource: TIME!
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Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.
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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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Our ability to live a life of love and meaning, to make the world a braver and kinder place.
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I think we’re all feeling the “groundlessness” of life right now.
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Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough.
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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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