Brene Brown on Wisdom Quotes

"You either walk inside your story and own it, or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness."

"Vulnerability is not weakness; it's our greatest measure of courage."

"You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging."

"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen."

"Strong back, soft front, wild heart."

"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."

"The middle is messy, but it’s also where the magic happens."

"Daring greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need."

"Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind."

"If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief."

"To love is to be vulnerable."

"Believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic."

"If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive."

"If we are going to find our way back to each other, we have to understand and communicate what we are feeling."

"Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real."

"The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows."

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

"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."

"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change."

"Perfectionism is a self-destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect, and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimize the painful feelings of shame."

"Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weaknesses."

"Boundaries are not walls. They are what is okay and what is not okay."

"Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection."

"Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it."

"Joy is the most vulnerable emotion we experience."

"Comparison is the thief of joy."

"We run for the hills when we're in pain, but the only way through is through."

"Nostalgia is also a dangerous form of comparison."

"We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions."

"Shame needs three things to grow exponentially in our lives: secrecy, silence, and judgment."

"Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love."

"Curiosity is an act of vulnerability and courage."

"I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we make the choice to dare greatly, we sign up to get our asses kicked."