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I now see how gifts like courage, compassion, and connection only work when they are exercised. Every day.

Brené Brown

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Brené Brown
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: November 18
Author
Essayist
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USA
Brene Brown
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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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If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally. Take it personally because it is personal!
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Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are.
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Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you stay quiet, you stay in a lot of self-judgment.
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I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity, to name a few.
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Even to me the issue of stay small, sweet, quiet, and modest sounds like an outdated problem, but the truth is that women still run into those demands whenever we find and use our voices.
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I’m not very creative” doesn’t work. There’s no such thing as creative people and non-creative people. There are only people who use their creativity and people who don’t. Unused creativity doesn’t just disappear. It lives within us until it’s expressed, neglected to death, or suffocated by resentment and fear.
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Hope is really a thought.
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