mantras
Vulnerability without boundaries is not vulnerability. It might be fear or anxiety. We have to think about why we’re sharing and, equally important, with whom. What are their roles? What is our role? Is this sharing productive and appropriate?”
Brené Brown • Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
She ran her hand over her shorn head again, felt a stirring of pride mixed up with the pressure that was tightening in her like a bolt being turned into place. Her hair was a declaration, not an admission. All things should be declarations, not admissions.
Maggie Shipstead • Great Circle: the dazzling, instant New York Times bestseller
Generosity is not timidity, empathy or availability
When stumped by a life choice, choose “enlargement” over happiness. I’m indebted to the Jungian therapist James Hollis for the insight that major personal decisions should be made not by asking, “Will this make me happy?”, but “Will this choice enlarge me or diminish me?” We’re terrible at predicting what will make us happy: the question swiftly... See more
oliverburkeman.com • Oliver Burkeman's Last Column: The Eight Secrets to a (Fairly) Fulfilled Life
if you come across an explanation of vulnerability that doesn’t include setting boundaries or being clear on intentions, proceed with caution. Vulnerability for vulnerability’s sake is not effective, useful, or smart.
Brené Brown • Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
Miles Davis // "Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself."
instagram.com"If we want the rewards of being loved we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known"
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
― Simone Weil
― Simone Weil