Human approval is one of our most treasured idols, and the offering we must lay at its hungry feet is keeping others comfortable.
Brene brown into the wilderness how to#
To brave the wilderness and become the wilderness we must learn how to trust ourselves and trust others. The paradox is that we all love the ready-made filing system, so handy when we want to quickly characterize people, but we resent it when we’re the ones getting filed away. Not only do moments of collective emotion remind us of what is possible between people, but they also remind us of what is true about the human spirit. This fuels our spiritual crisis of disconnection. There is no true belonging, only an unspoken treaty to hate the same people. Protecting the status quo against our internal convictions is obviously a luxury of the privileged, because the underdogs and outliers and marginalized have no choice but to experience the daily wilderness How much longer are we willing to keep pulling drowning people out of the river one by one, rather than walking to the headwaters of the river to find the source of the pain? They may have permission to go to the zoo, but they still need to get on the bus.Ĭivility is claiming and caring for one’s identity, needs, and beliefs without degrading someone else’s in the process. When we let people take our vulnerability or fill us with their hate, we turn over our entire life to them.
Don’t stop and don’t let anyone get in your way. Brene Brown Best Quotes From ‘Braving The Wilderness’ We all need to be seen and honored in the same way that we all need to breathe.Ī soft and open front is not being weak it’s being brave, it’s being the wilderness. We have to find our way back to one another or fear wins. When you are grateful for what you have, I know you understand the magnitude of what I have lost. When we own our emotion, we can rebuild and find our way through the pain. I have started to believe that crying with strangers in person could save the world.īut what we know now is that when we deny our emotion, it owns us. Social media are great for developing community, but for true belonging, real connection and real empathy require meeting real people in a real space in a real time. We have to listen to understand in the same way we want to be understood. Worse, our discomfort shows up in ways that can hurt people and reinforce their own isolation.Įvery story matters…We are all worthy of telling our stories and having them heard. Not enough of us know how to sit in pain with others. Research shows that playing cards once a week or meeting friends every Wednesday night at Starbucks adds as many years to our lives as taking beta blockers or quitting a pack-a-day smoking habit. When we are in pain and fear, anger and hate are our go-to emotions. You will always belong anywhere you show up as yourself and talk about yourself and your work in a real way. We have to step out from behind the barricades of self-preservation and brave the wild. Sometimes at the exact same time.Īrt has the power to render sorrow beautiful, make loneliness a shared experience, and transform despair into hope. I can confidently say that stories of pain and courage almost always include two things: praying and cussing. 4) More Best Brene Brown Quotes Brene Brown Quotes About Life
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