There really is "no effort without error and shortcoming" and there really is no triumph without vulnerability.

It's a practice for me every day, sometimes every hour of every day. It is an absolute practice. When I went into the research, I really thought that there are authentic people and inauthentic people, period. What I found is, there people who practice authenticity and people who don't. The people who practice authenticity work their ass off at it.

I don't just want someone who says they love me; I want someone who practices that love for me every day.

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

Creativity, which is the expression of our originality, helps us stay mindful that what we bring to the world is completely original and cannot be compared.

Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.

I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing. I feel very lucky to have a definitive moment where I know everything shifted in me, and it was the moment I read that quote. Because I thought, A. That's everything I know about vulnerability. It's not winning, it's not losing, it's showing up and being seen. B. That's who I want to be.