“What scares me more than saying something would be saying nothing at all and living with that regret.”— Kirsten Corley, facebook.com
“I know you haven't made your mind up yet, But I will never do you wrong. I've known it from the moment that we met, No doubt in my mind where you belong.”— Adele, amazon.com
“What if you found out you had one day to live? Would you climb a mountain? Kiss the girl of your dreams or would you tell someone how you really feel? Now what if you had a whole life to live would you do the same or does your list just keep getting bigger.”— The Buried Life, amazon.com
“Belonging is the innate human desire to be part of something larger than us. Because this yearning is so primal, we often try to acquire it by fitting in and by seeking approval, which are not only hollow substitutes for belonging, but often barriers to it. Because true belonging only happens when w…”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“Just because someone isn’t willing or able to love us, it doesn’t mean that we are unlovable.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we choose to practice.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“My mom always taught me that the first person you should love in this world is yourself — that you should believe in the legitimacy of your own feelings, shouldn't let external doubt become self-doubt, and should dress for yourself instead of others.”— Nile Cappello, bustle.com
“Until we can receive with an open heart, we're never really giving with an open heart. When we attach judgment to receiving help, we knowingly or unknowingly attach judgment to giving help.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“Maybe there's a grown-up mean girl or an office stunner who makes your inner 15-year-old feel like hiding in the bathroom until you can slink home under cover of darkness. Screw that. There is at least one thing about you, and probably far more, that is incomparably beautiful: your eyes, your smile,…”— Stephanie Quinn Jackson, divorcedmoms.com
“Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“It’s a very simple premise—loving yourself. I’ve been criticized for being too simplistic, and I have found that the simple things are usually the most profound.”— Louise Hay, louisehay.com
“You don’t have to be different to be worthy. Your worth is in your true nature, a core of love and inner goodness. You are a beautiful light. You are love. We can bury our magnificence, but it’s impossible to destroy.”— Tess Marshall, tinybuddha.com
“Our judgments of others are often a result of our personal criticisms. If I stop putting pressure on myself to do things the ‘right’ way, I’ll also stop putting pressure on others as well. Not judging myself or others is a crucial step to acceptance.”— Dani DiPirro, kindovermatter.com