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

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

If you're not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I'm not interested in your feedback.

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.

When we can let go of what other people think and own our story, we gain access to our worthiness—the feeling that we are enough just as we are and that we are worthy of love and belonging. When we spend a lifetime trying to distance ourselves from the parts of our lives that don’t fit with who we think we’re supposed to be, we stand outside of our story and hustle for our worthiness by constantly performing, perfecting, pleasing, and proving. Our sense of worthiness—that critically important piece that gives us access to love and belonging—lives inside of our story.

You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.

Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous.