At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized.

If we are going to find our way out of shame and back to each other, vulnerability is the path and courage is the light. To set down those lists of *what we're supposed to be* is brave. To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly.

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

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.

One of the reasons we judge each other so harshly in this world of parenting is because... we perceive anyone else who's doing anything differently than what we're doing as criticizing our choices.

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

We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly.