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Vulnerability and Courage
- 🛡️ Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity.
- 🎭 Vulnerability is not weakness, but rather a courageous act of taking risks and braving uncertainty.
- 🌌 The only way to discover the infinite power of our light is to be brave enough to explore the darkness.
- 🛡️ To live with courage, purpose, and connection, we must be vulnerable and take off our armor to let ourselves be seen.
- 😌 Believing that we are enough is the way out of the armor, giving us permission to take off the mask and embrace worthiness, boundaries, and engagement.
- 🌱 Embracing imperfections and practicing self-compassion is essential for living a fulfilling and authentic life.
- 💔 “Nothing is as uncomfortable, dangerous, and hurtful as believing that I’m standing on the outside of my life looking in and wondering what it would be like if I had the courage to show up and let myself be seen.”
Shame and Resilience
- 🌐 Shame is the fear of disconnection, the fear that something we’ve done or failed to do makes us unworthy of connection, love, and belonging.
- 🧠 Shame resilience is about moving from shame to empathy, and practicing authenticity when experiencing shame can lead to more courage, compassion, and connection.
- 👫 Men and women are equally affected by shame, and if we’re going to find our way out of shame, it will be together.
- 😡 They went after my appearance and my mothering, two kill shots taken straight from the list of feminine norms.
- 🛡️ Perfectionism is a self-destructive and addictive belief system that fuels the thought that if we look perfect and do everything perfectly, we can avoid or minimize the painful feelings of shame, judgment, and blame.
- 🔍 Shame breeds fear, crushes vulnerability, and kills engagement, innovation, creativity, productivity, and trust in organizations.
- 👶 “Shame corrodes the part of us that believes we can do and be better.”
Relationships and Intimacy
- 💔 The most dangerous betrayal in a relationship is disengagement, when the people we love stop caring and investing in the relationship, triggering feelings of unworthiness and shame.
- 👫 Cultivating intimacy and practicing wholeheartedness in relationships requires honest, loving conversations that require major vulnerability.