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Men walk this tightrope where any sign of weakness illicits shame, and so they're afraid to make themselves vulnerable for fear of looking weak. (Brené Brown)
For me, the opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It's enough. I'm enough. My kids are enough. View quote
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Live-tweeting your bikini wax is not vulnerability. Nor is posting a blow-by-blow of your divorce . That's an attempt to hot-wire connection. But you can't cheat real connection. It's built up slowly. It's about trust and time. View quote
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Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous. View quote
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Through my research, I found that vulnerability is the glue that holds relationships together. It's the magic sauce. View quote
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It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance. View quote
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First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and anger. We should model the kindness we want to see. View quote
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In many ways, September feels like the busiest time of the year: The kids go back to school, work piles up after the summer's dog days, and Thanksgiving is suddenly upon us. View quote
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I'm not a parenting expert. In fact, I'm not sure that I even believe in the idea of 'parenting experts.' I'm an engaged, imperfect parent and a passionate researcher. I'm an experienced mapmaker and a stumbling traveler. Like many of you, parenting is by far my boldest and most daring adventure. View quote
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Midlife: when the Universe grabs your shoulders and tells you "I'm not f-ing around, use the gifts you were given. View quote
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You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. -Maya Angelou. (Brené Brown)
For me, vulnerability led to anxiety, which led to shame, which led to disconnection, which led to Bud Light. View quote
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Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it. They're compassionate because their boundaries keep them out of resentment. View quote
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Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it's having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome. Vulnerability is not weakness; it's our greatest measure of courage. View quote
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Just because someone isn't willing or able to love us, it doesn't mean that we are unlovable. View quote
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To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly. View quote
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Everyone wants to know why customer service has gone to hell in a handbasket. I want to know why customer behavior has gone to hell in a handbasket. View quote
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... sometimes when we are beating ourselves up, we need to stop and say to that harassing voice inside, "Man, I'm doing the very best I can right now." View quote
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People who wade into discomfort and vulnerability and tell the truth about their stories are the real badasses. View quote
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We don't have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to. View quote
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No one reaches out to you for compassion or empathy so you can teach them how to behave better. They reach out to us because they believe in our capacity to know our darkness well enough to sit in the dark with them. (Brené Brown)
When I see people stand fully in their truth, or when I see someone fall down, get back up, and say, "Damn. That really hurt, but this is important to me and I'm going in again”-my gut reaction is, "What a badass. View quote
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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. View quote
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... In its original Latin form, sacrifice means to make sacred or to make holy. I wholeheartedly believe that when we are fully engaged in parenting, regardless of how imperfect, vulnerable, and messy it is, we are creating something sacred. View quote
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It's always helpful to remember that when perfectionism is driving, shame is riding shotgun. View quote
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