We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.

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

Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.

You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.

We can talk about courage and love and compassion until we sound like a greeting card store, but unless we're willing to have an honest conversation about what gets in the way of putting these into practice in our daily lives, we will never change. Never, ever.

If there's a feeling you have, other people have it. If there's something weird about your life, other people have lived it. If there's something kooky about your body, other people have that, too. We're not alone. There's some kind of tremendous relief in that and I think it can only be expressed in belly laughter. This tremendous relief that happens the millisecond we realize, it's not just me. That's what good laughter is about. It's about knowing that you're not alone.

How can we embrace rest and play if we've tied our self-worth to what we produce?