Will Brown
Will Brown
thinking
I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing.
debate academic
I'm an academic. I'm hardwired for a good debate.
love compassion practice
We can talk about courage and love and compassion until we sound like a greeting card store, but unless we're willing to have an honest conversation about what gets in the way of putting these into practice in our daily lives, we will never change. Never, ever.
dresses moments
You can’t dress rehearse the bad moments.
discomfort
Lean into the discomfort of the work.
self who-we-are authentic-self
We can only belong when we offer our most authentic selves and when we're embraced for who we are.
weakness evidence
There's no evidence that vulnerabilty is weakness.
use shame grows
We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can't use shame to change ourselves or others.
people asks
When you ask people about love, they tell you about heartbreak.
self silence quiet
Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you stay quiet, you stay in a lot of self-judgment.
minus fundamentalism vulnerability
Faith minus vulnerability is fundamentalism
letting-go thinking midlife
Let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are.
children caring parent
Caring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors.
practice trying care
One of the things I talk a lot about in my work that I try to practice - which is really hard - is in those moments where we're being asked to do things or asked to take over or asked to take care of something, we have to have the courage to choose discomfort over resentment. And to me, a huge part of my authenticity practice has been choosing discomfort and saying no.