There is no such thing as creative and non-creative people, only people who use their creativity and people who don't.

Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy.

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

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

Hope is a function of struggle.

Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you stay quiet, you stay in a lot of self-judgment.

What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.