49 Brene Brown Quotes for You to Enjoy

Brene Brown

American Author

Born: Nov 18, 1965

Love Me People Think Time You

Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar

A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don't function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick. Brene Brown

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I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few. Brene Brown

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The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect. Brene Brown

Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling of worthiness. If it doesn't feel vulnerable, the sharing is probably not constructive. Brene Brown

Path Feeling Birthplace Worthiness Constructive Sharing Feel Vulnerability Vulnerable Connection

I'm not a parenting expert. In fact, I'm not sure that I even believe in the idea of 'parenting experts.' I'm an engaged, imperfect parent and a passionate researcher. I'm an experienced mapmaker and a stumbling traveler. Like many of you, parenting is by far my boldest and most daring adventure. Brene Brown

Parenting You Believe Daring Parent Fact Imperfect Idea Adventure Stumbling Like Most Sure Passionate Experienced In Fact Expert Experts Far Engaged Researcher Many Boldest Even Traveler

'Crazy-busy' is a great armor, it's a great way for numbing. What a lot of us do is that we stay so busy, and so out in front of our life, that the truth of how we're feeling and what we really need can't catch up with us. Brene Brown

You're imperfect, and you're wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging. Brene Brown

Love You Struggle Worthy Imperfect Wired Belonging

Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky. Brene Brown

Good Reality Social Media Good Friends Posse One Or Two Given Idea Friends Social Us Really Should Lucky Media Two

Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough. Brene Brown

Good Fear Master Not Good Enough Enough Shame Emotion Powerful Most Most Powerful

Waking up every day and loving someone who may or may not love us back, whose safety we can't ensure, who may stay in our lives or may leave without a moment's notice, who may be loyal to the day they die or betray us tomorrow - that's vulnerability. Brene Brown

Love Day Every Day Safety Tomorrow Every Back Our Our Lives Ensure Stay Betray Someone Vulnerability Without Leave Up Waking Waking Up Die May Loving Us Notice Loyal Moment Who Whose Lives

If I feel good about my parenting, I have no interest in judging other people's choices. If I feel good about my body, I don't go around making fun of other people's weight or appearance. We're hard on each other because we're using each other as a launching pad out of our own perceived deficiency. Brene Brown

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The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. The outcome of oversharing is distrust, disconnection - and usually a little judgment. Brene Brown

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For me, the opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It's enough. I'm enough. My kids are enough. Brene Brown

Me Enough Kids Scarcity Abundance Opposite

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