Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.
Brené BrownJoy, collected over time, fuels resilience - ensuring we'll have reservoirs of emotional strength when hard things do happen.
Brené BrownThe dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.
Brené BrownIt'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.
Brené Brown