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“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.” (I Thought It Was Just Me Quotes)
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“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
I Thought It Was Just Me
“Courage gives us a voice and compassion gives us an ear. Without both, there is no opportunity for empathy and connection.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“Courage is a heart word. The root of the word courage is cor – the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.” Over time, this definition has changed, and today, we typically associate courage with heroic and brave deeds. But in my opinion, this definition fails to recognize the inner strength and level of commitment required for us to actually speak honestly and openly about who we are and about our experiences — good and bad. Speaking from our hearts is what I think of as “ordinary courage.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“Everyone seems to know too little and say too much.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“How can we apologize for something we are, rather than something we did?”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“If empathy is the skill or ability to tap into our own experiences in order to connect with an experience someone is relating to us, compassion is the willingness to be open to this process.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“If our goal is perfection rather than growth, it is unlikely that we are willing to go back, because it requires a level of self-empathy—the ability to look at our own actions with understanding and compassion; to understand our experiences in the context in which they happened and to do all this without judgment. I call this ability to reflect on our own actions with empathy “grounding.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally. Take it personally because it is personal!”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“Judging has become such a part of our thinking patterns that we are rarely even aware of why and how we do it. It takes a great deal of conscious thinking or mindfulness to even bring the habit of judging into our awareness.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“Knowledge is power and power is never diminished by sharing it—it is only increased.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“Nothing silences us more effectively than shame.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“One of the greatest barriers to going back is related to empathy. If our goal is perfection rather than growth, it is unlikely that we are willing to go back, because it requires a level of self-empathy—the ability to look at our own actions with understanding and compassion; to understand our experiences in the context in which they happened and to do all this without judgment.” (I Thought It Was Just Me Quotes)
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“Personally, I have learned that when I’m experiencing shame, I often act out in ways that are inconsistent with whom I want to be.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing we are flawed and therefore unworthy of acceptance and belonging.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“The culture of shame is driven by fear, blame and disconnection, and it is often a powerful incubator for issues like perfectionism, stereotyping, gossiping and addiction.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“The goal is to learn to recognize when we are experiencing shame quickly enough to prevent ourselves from lashing out at those around us.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“Trying to escape media influences in today’s culture is as feasible as trying to protect ourselves from air pollution by not breathing.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“Until both men and women are allowed to be who we are rather than who we are supposed to be, it will be impossible to achieve freedom and equality.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can’t use shame to change ourselves or others.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“We put so much of our time and energy into making sure that we meet everyone’s expectations and into caring about what other people think of us, that we are often left feeling angry, resentful and fearful.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
“We silence our voices and keep our secrets out of the fear of disconnection. When we hear others talk about their shame, we often blame them as a way to protect ourselves from feeling uncomfortable. Hearing someone talk about a shaming experience can sometimes be as painful as actually experiencing it for ourselves.”
Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
