Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It's tough to do that when we're terrified about what people might see or think.
Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we choose to practice.
That's what life is about: about daring greatly, about being in the arena.
We're raising children who have little tolerance for disappointment
I think that shame is a universal, paralyzing, painful emotion.
When you don't put your initials behind your name, and I've got tons of them, and when you talk about storytelling or love or gratitude, you're diminishing your legitimacy and importance in this world.