It was scary. But it was so liberating. I thought, This is not predetermined - I get to choose. There are some days where I have to choose five times in a day. I had to make a choice when you called and the phone rang, whether I'm going to show up and be me, or whether I'm going to say what I think I'm supposed to say and get off the phone.

The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We’re just quick to hit the snooze button.

Our capacity for wholeheartednes s can never be greater than our willingness to be broken-hearted.

If we share our shame story with the wrong person, they can easily become one more piece of flying debris in an already dangerous storm.(page 10)

Empathy is the antidote to shame.

It’s no longer a question of can I do it. It’s a question of: Do I want to do it?

Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver. And our world could stand to be a little kinder and braver.