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Brené Brown
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: November 18
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I'm just so grateful, because to feel this vulnerable means I'm alive.
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Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.
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I think laughter between people is a holy form of connection, of communion. It's the way you and I look at each other and without words, say, I get exactly what you're saying. And so, it's important to me.
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I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing.
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The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time.
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Creativity, which is the expression of our originality, helps us stay mindful that what we bring to the world is completely original and cannot be compared.
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Through my research, I found that vulnerability is the glue that holds relationships together. It's the magic sauce.
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Do you light up when your kids are coming in the room or do you become the instant critic?
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When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.
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When you ask people about love, they tell you about heartbreak.
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We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.
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I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing. I feel very lucky to have a definitive moment where I know everything shifted in me, and it was the moment I read that quote. Because I thought, A. That's everything I know about vulnerability. It's not winning, it's not losing, it's showing up and being seen. B. That's who I want to be.
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Self-compassion is key because when we're able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we're more likely to reach out, connect, and experience empathy.
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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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We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly.
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You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.
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Faith minus vulnerability is fundamentalism
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We don't have to be perfect, just engaged and committed to aligning values with actions.
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Nothing is as uncomfortable, dangerous and hurtful as believing that I'm standing on the outside of my life looking in and wondering what it would be like if I had the courage to show up and let myself be seen.
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I'm never more courageous than when I'm embracing imperfection, embracing vulnerabilities, and setting boundaries with the people in my life.
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