Quotes About Authenticity

When we are honest about our struggles, we are much less likely to get stuck in shame. This is critical because shame diminishes our capacity to practice empathy.

The root of the word courage is cor—the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage had a very different definition than it does today. Courage originally meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart.

Tienes que ser valiente en tu vida para que otros puedan ser valientes en la suya»

The special courage it takes to experience true belonging is not just about braving the wilderness, it's about becoming the wilderness. It's about breaking down the walls, abandoning our ideological bunkers, and living from our wild heart rather than our weary hurt.

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

strong back, soft front, wild heart.

perfectionism is more about perception—we want to be perceived as perfect. Again, this is unattainable—there is no way to control perception,

Vsi ob?utimo sramoto. Vsi imamo v seni dobro in slabo plat, teko in svetlobo. A ?e se ne soo?imo z ob?utkom sramu, s tem, kar nas teži, za?nemo verjeti, da je nekaj narobe z nami - da smo slabi, nepopolni, ne dovolj dobri - in kar je še huje, ravnati za?nemo v skladu s temi prepri?anji. ?e želimo živeti z vsem stcem in biti povezani, moramo biti ranljivi. Da bi bili ranljivi, pa moramo postati sramoodbojni.

Da, težko je govoriti o ob?utku sramu. Vendar pogovor o njem ji niti približno tako nevaren kot to, kar istvarjamo s tišino! Vsi poznamo ob?utek sramu. Vse nas je strah govoriti o njem. In manj ko govorimo o njem, bolj ga ob?utimo.

What we know matters, but who we are matters more. Being rather than knowing requires showing up and letting ourselves be seen. It requires us to dare greatly, to be vulnerable. The first step of that journey is understanding where we are, what we're up against, and where we need to go.

The Do column was brimming with words like worthiness, rest, play, trust, faith, intuition, hope, authenticity, love, belonging, joy, gratitude, and creativity. The Don't column was dripping with words like perfection, numbing, certainty, exhaustion, self-sufficiency, being cool, fitting in, judgment, and scarcity.

I define narcissism as the shame-based fear of being ordinary.

We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect,

To be on my list, you have to be what I call a "stretch-mark friend"—our connection has been stretched and pulled so much that it's become part of who we are, a second skin, and there are a few scars to prove it. We're totally uncool with each other.

The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool.

O crédito pertence ao homem que está por inteiro na arena da vida, cujo rosto está manchado de poeira, suor e sangue; que luta bravamente; que erra, que decepciona, porque não há esforço sem erros

We have to own our story and share it with someone who has earned the right to hear it, someone whom we can count on to respond with compassion.

As an adult, I have to constantly work at allowing myself to be vulnerable and authentic around some of these issues.

Letting go of comparison is not a to-do list item. For most of us, it's something that requires constant awareness. It's so easy to take our eyes off our path to check out what others are doing and if they're ahead or behind us. Creativity, which is the expression of our originality, helps us stay mindful that what we bring to the world is completely original and cannot be compared. And, without comparison, concepts like ahead or behind or best or worst lose their meaning.

But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real, you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand.

and living from our wild heart rather than our weary hurt.

Daring leaders who live into their values are never silent about hard things.

innovation is hindered by allowing criticism from the cheap seats—from those who aren't willing to get down into the arena.

All of my stages were different suits of armor that kept me from becoming too engaged and too vulnerable.