When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.

After doing this work or the past twelve years and watching scarcity ride roughshod over our families, organizations, and communities, I'd say the one thing we have in common is that we're sick of feeling afraid. we want to dare greatly. We're tired of the national conversation centering on "What should we fear" and "Who should we blame?" We all want to be brave.

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

Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self acceptance.

If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.

Don't try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.

The one thing that keeps us out of connection is our fear that we're not worthy of connection.