Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you've got all the answers, then don't call what you do 'faith.'
Oprah. Her advice is tacked to the wall in my study: Do not think you can be brave with your life and your work and never disappoint anyone. It doesn’t work that way.
Joy seems to me a step beyond happiness. Happiness is a sort of atmosphere you can live in sometimes when you’re lucky. Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love.
Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth it's a shield.
Quick and dirty wins the race. Perfection is the enemy of done. Good enough is really effin’ good.
Perfectionism is self destructive simply because there's no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal.
In his book The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk, a professor of psychiatry at Boston University, explores how trauma literally reshapes the brain and the body, and how interventions that ena...
Until we can tolerate vulnerability and transform it into gratitude, intense feelings of love will often bring up the fear of loss.
Perfectionism didn’t lead to results. It led to peanut butter.
Joy comes to us in moments—ordinary moments. We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary. Scarcity culture may keep us afraid of living small, ordinary lives, but wh...
How can we expect people to put value on our work when we don't value ourselves enough to set and hold uncomfortable boundaries?
Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky.
Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance.
Ironically, parenting is a shame and judgment minefield precisely because most of us are wading through uncertainty and self-doubt when it comes to raising our children.
You're imperfect, and you're wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.
There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.
Stay in your own lane. Comparison kills creativity and joy.
I took a deep breath and recited my vulnerability prayer as I waited for my turn: Give me the courage to show up and let myself be seen. Then, seconds before I was introduced, I thought about a paperw...
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.
As Rumi says, We’re all just walking each other home.