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Best 60 Quotes by Brené Brown – Page 2 of 2

“Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.”

“Shame works like the zoom lens on a camera. When we are feeling shame, the camera is zoomed in tight and all we see is our flawed selves, alone and struggling.”

“Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us, and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and compassion. Practicing spirituality brings a sense of perspective, meaning and purpose to our lives.”

“Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.”

“Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you don’t belong. You will always find it because you’ve made that your mission. Stop scouring people’s faces for evidence that you’re not enough. You will always find it because you’ve made that your goal. True belonging and self-worth are not goods; we don’t negotiate their value with the world. The truth about who we are lives in our hearts. Our call to courage is to protect our wild heart against constant evaluation, especially our own. No one belongs here more than you.”

“The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.”

“The opposite of belonging is fitting in.”

“The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We’re just quick to hit the snooze button.”

“The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time.”

“Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.”

“To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly.”

“Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it's often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis.”

“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.”

“Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in.”

“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.”

“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.”

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“Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect.”

“We are born makers. We move what we’re learning from our heads to our hearts through our hands.”

“We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.”

“We're a nation hungry for more joy: Because we're starving from a lack of gratitude.”

“What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.”

“What we know matters but who we are matters more.”

“When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated. This is why we sometimes attack who they are, which is far more hurtful than addressing a behavior or a choice.”

“When we stop caring about what people think, we lose our capacity for connection. When we become defined by what people think, we lose our willingness to be vulnerable.”

“Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting.”

“Worrying about scarcity is our culture's version of post-traumatic stress. It happens when we've been through too much, and rather than coming together to heal (which requires vulnerability) we're angry and scared and at each other's throats.”

“Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites.”

“You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.”

“You are only free when you realize you belong no place — you belong every place — no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.”

“You cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behaviors.”

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“Attain to the place where no one and no thing can disturb you.”


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