Brave sayings12/31/2023 ![]() ![]() We move what we’re learning from our heads to our hearts through our hands."Ģ5. When we attach judgment to receiving help, we knowingly or unknowingly attach judgment to giving help.”Ģ4. “Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart. Speaking from our hearts is what I think of as ordinary courage."Ģ3. ![]() But in my opinion, this definition fails to recognize the inner strength and level of commitment required for us to actually speak honestly and openly about who we are and about our experiences-good and bad. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant ‘To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.’ Over time, this definition has changed, and today, we typically associate courage with heroic and brave deeds. The root of the word courage is cor-the Latin word for heart. "Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are."Ģ2. That really hurt, but this is important to me and I’m going in again’-my gut reaction is, ‘What a badass.’”Ģ1. “When I see people stand fully in their truth, or when I see someone fall down, get back up, and say, ‘Damn. "The only unique contribution that we will ever make in this world will be born of our creativity.”Ģ0. “Integrity is choosing courage over comfort choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them.”ġ9. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.”ġ7. “The dark does not destroy the light it defines it. “I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness-it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.”ġ6. “If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive.”ġ5. When we are willing to risk venturing into the wilderness, and even becoming our own wilderness, we feel the deepest connection to our true self and to what matters the most."ġ4. Yet when we don’t risk standing on our own and speaking out, when the options laid before us force us into the very categories we resist, we perpetuate our own disconnection and loneliness. "We are complex beings who wake up every day and fight against being labeled and diminished with stereotypes and characterizations that don’t reflect our fullness. "I now see that owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do."ġ3. “What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think – or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?”ġ2. “You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.”ġ1. “When I let go of trying to be everything to everyone, I had much more time, attention, love, and connection for the important people in my life.”ġ0. ![]() Vulnerability is not weakness it’s our greatest measure of courage.”ĩ. “Vulnerability is not winning or losing it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome. “Midlife: when the Universe grabs your shoulders and tells you “I’m not f-ing around, use the gifts you were given.”Ĩ. It is earned not through heroic deeds, or even highly visible actions, but through paying attention, listening, and gestures of genuine care and connection.”ħ. “Trust is earned in the smallest of moments. “Imperfections are not inadequacies they are reminders that we’re all in this together.”Ħ. "Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it’s a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands."ĥ. “Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty.”Ĥ. We can pretend that we have nothing to learn, or we can take this opportunity to own the truth and make a better future for ourselves and others."ģ. "A crisis highlights all of our fault lines. ![]() “You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.”Ģ. Trust us: You'll want to write these ones down.ġ. Here are 40 of our favorite quotes from one of the greatest thought leaders of our generation. So when it comes to inspirational quotes, it only makes sense that we would refer to Brené Brown quotes over and over again for inspiration. Her popular books Dare to Lead, Daring Greatly, Atlas of the Heart, The Gifts of Imperfection, and more have inspired millions of people around the world. First and foremost, Brown is a researcher who dives deep into important topics like vulnerability, leadership, and shame. When it comes to people who inspire us, here at Silk + Sonder we’re huge fans of Brené Brown. ![]()
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