We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can't use shame to change ourselves or others.
We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.
Who we are matters immeasurably more than what we know or who we want to be.
Perfect and bulletproof are seductive, but they don’t exist in the human experience.
You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.
Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites.