Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.

We cannot give our children what we don’t have.

If we share our shame story with the wrong person, they can easily become one more piece of flying debris in an already dangerous storm.(page 10)

That's what life is about: about daring greatly, about being in the arena.

It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance.

Shame: We all have it. It's that gremlin that says 'I'm not enough.' Or, if you're feeling pretty confident,...'ooh, who do you think you are?' Shame always has a seat.

We're all so busy chasing the extraordinary that we forget to stop and be grateful for the ordinary.