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

Effort + the courage to show up = enough.

Knowledge is only rumor until it lives in the bones.

Raising children who are hopeful and who have the courage to be vulnerable means stepping back and letting them experience disappointment, deal with conflict, learn how to assert themselves, and have the opportunity to fail. If we’re always following our children into the arena, hushing the critics, and assuring their victory, they’ll never learn that they have the ability to dare greatly on their own.

Knowledge is important, but only if we're being kind and gentle with ourselves as we work to discover who we are.

When we deny our stories, They define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending.

Courage is telling our story, not being immune to criticism.