Brene Brown Quotes
"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.""There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.""The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We’re just quick to hit the snooze button.""A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong.""Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind.""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.""Setting boundaries means caring for yourself and loving yourself enough to say no without feeling guilty.""We can only love others as much as we love ourselves.""The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance.""Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.""You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.""The opposite of belonging is fitting in.""We don't have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to.""True belonging is not passive. It’s not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It’s not fitting in or pretending or selling out because it’s safer. It’s a practice that requires vulnerability to get uncomfortable and learn how to be present with people without sacrificing who we are.""We feel lonely when we think we are supposed to be in community with others, but we are trapped behind a facade of perfection.""Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.""When you hold someone accountable for hurtful or inappropriate behavior, you're not showing them disrespect – you're showing them respect.""The most dangerous stories we make up are the narratives that diminish our inherent worthiness. We must reclaim the truth about our lovability, divinity, and creativity.""People may call what happens at midlife a 'crisis,' but it’s not. It’s an unravelling a time when you feel a desperate pull to live the life you want to live, not the one you’re ‘supposed’ to live.""To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly"
