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“There is no greater threat to the critics and cynics and fear-mongers than those of us who are willing to fall because we have learned how to rise.”
— Brené Brown, Rising Strong
happy pride to two of my favorite women in literature!
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“There is no greater threat to the critics and cynics and fear-mongers than those of us who are willing to fall because we have learned how to rise.”
— Brené Brown, Rising Strong
happy pride to two of my favorite women in literature!
Book of the Day - Atlas of the Heart
Today’s Book of the Day is Atlas of the Heart, written by Brené Brown in 2022 and published by Random House. Brené Brown is a worldwide renowned author who studies courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Dare to Lead. She is also a research professor…
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“Empathy is not finite, and compassion is not a pizza with eight slices. When you practice empathy and compassion with someone, there is not less of these qualities to go around. There’s more. Love is the last thing we need to ration in this world. The refugee in Syria doesn’t benefit more if you conserve your kindness only for her and withhold it from your neighbor who’s going through a divorce. Yes, perspective is critical. But I’m a firm believer that complaining is okay as long as we piss and moan with a little perspective.”
Brené Brown, Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.
Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it. They’re compassionate because their boundaries keep them out of resentment.
Brené Brown, Rising Strong
If our story includes shame, perfectionism, or comparison and we're left feeling isolated or 'less than,' we need to employ two completely counterintuitive strategies. We need to: 1. Talk to ourselves in the same way we'd talk to someone we love. Yes, you made a mistake. You're human. You don't have to do it like anyone else does. Fixing it and making amends will help. Self-loathing will not. 2. Reach out to someone we trust -- a person who has earned the right to hear our story and who has the capacity to respond with empathy.
Brene Brown in Rising Strong, p.195
some of y’all are single and don’t have meaningful friends / relationships in real life and it shows
There is no greater threat to the critics and cynics and fearmongers than those of us who are willing to fall because we have learned how to rise.
Brené Brown, Rising Strong
I can’t think of a better way to describe what it feels like to try to get your head and your heart around who you are, and where you’re from, than wrestling a greased pig in the dark. Our identities are always changing and growing…they’re not meant to be pinned down. Our histories are never all good or all bad. And running from the past is the surest way to be defined by it. That’s when it owns us.
Brené Brown, Rising Strong