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Hope is really a thought.

Brené Brown

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Brené Brown
Age: 58
Born: 1965
Born: November 18
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Unused creativity is not benign.
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We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.
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We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can't use shame to change ourselves or others.
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I'm an academic. I'm hardwired for a good debate.
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I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued when they can give and receive without judgment and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.
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Connection, the ability to feel connected, is neurobiologically wired, that’s why we’re here!
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When we numb [hard feelings], we numb joy, we numb gratitude, we numb happiness.
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Everything that these folks are saying that they're trying to move away from, like comparison, perfectionism, judgement, and exhaustion as a status symbol - that all describes my life. It was more like a medical researcher studying a disease and figuring out he or she has it.
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Healthy striving is self-focused: How can I improve? Perfectionism is other-focused: What will they think?
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Courage - To tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.
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If you own this story you get to write the ending.
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Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.
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