Brené Brown quotes

'Crazy-busy' is a great armor, it's a great way for numbing. What a lot of us do is that we stay so busy, and so out in front of our life, that the truth of how we're feeling and what we really need can't catch up with us. (Brené Brown)
You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging. View quote
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We're a nation hungry for more joy: Because we're starving from a lack of gratitude. View quote
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I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults. View quote
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If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive. View quote
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The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows. View quote
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Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together. View quote
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Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we choose to practice. View quote
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Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it- it can't survive being shared. Shame loves secrecy. When we bury our story, the shame metastasizes. View quote
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Yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes afraid, but that doesn't change the truth that I am also brave and worthy of love and belonging. View quote
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Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change. (Brené Brown)
Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen. View quote
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What we know matters but who we are matters more. View quote
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What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude. View quote
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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. View quote
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Maybe stories are just data with a soul. View quote
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Until we can receive with an open heart, we're never really giving with an open heart. When we attach judgment to receiving help, we knowingly or unknowingly attach judgment to giving help. View quote
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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. View quote
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Cruelty is easy, cheap and rampant. View quote
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If we share our shame story with the wrong person, they can easily become one more piece of flying debris in an already dangerous storm.(page 10) View quote
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Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance. (Brené Brown)
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. View quote
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If you own this story you get to write the ending. View quote
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Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection. View quote
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Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change. View quote
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