Will Brown
Will Brown
Will Brown quotes about
eye world biology
It's in our biology to trust what we see with our eyes. This makes living in a carefully edited, overproduced and photoshopped world very dangerous.
judging choices world
One of the reasons we judge each other so harshly in this world of parenting is because... we perceive anyone else who's doing anything differently than what we're doing as criticizing our choices.
powerful guilt fuel
Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement.
emotional choices risk
Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection.
comfort have-courage
We can have courage or we can have comfort, but we cannot have both.
meaningful spiritual empathy
If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.
thinking scary what-if
But I don't think it's as dangerous, scary, or terrifying as getting to the end of our lives and wondering, what if I would have shown up?
struggle compassion practice
It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance.
believe healing ideas
I only share when I have no unmet needs that I'm trying to fill. I firmly believe that being vulnerable with a larger audience is only a good idea if the healing is tied to the sharing, not to the expectations I might have for the response I get.
pain compassion feels
We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.
Hope is really a thought.
motivational meaningful disappointment
Squandering our gifts brings distress to our lives. As it turns out, it's not merely benign or 'too bad' if we don't use the gifts that we've been given; we pay for it with our emotional and physical well-being. When we don't use our talents to cultivate meaningful work, we struggle. We feel disconnected and weighted down by feelings of emptiness, frustration, resentment, shame, disappointment, fear, and even grief.
disappointment children tolerance
We're raising children who have little tolerance for disappointment
thinking people vulnerable
When we're defined by what people think we lose the courage to be vulnerable.