Bren Brown

Hope is not an emotion; it's a way of thinking or a cognitive process.

We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.

Ads sell a great deal more than products. They sell values, images, and concepts of success and worth.

Healthy striving is self-focused: "How can I improve?" Perfectionism is other-focused: "What will they think?"

Here's what is truly at the heart of wholeheartedness: Worthy now, not if, not when, we're worthy of love and belonging now. Right this minute. As is.

Courage is telling our story, not being immune to criticism.

Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us, and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and compassion. Practicing spirituality brings a sense of perspective, meaning and purpose to our lives.

The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.