I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few.
Trust Good Creativity

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Brene Brown was American academic, speaker and author. Casandra BrenĂ© Brown is an American academic and podcaster who is the Huffington Foundation's BrenĂ© Brown Endowed Chair at the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work and a visiting professor in management at the McCombs School of Business in the University of Texas at Austin. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Creativity — The spark of original thought, invention, and artistic vision

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