You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging. ― Brene Brown

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Amy [Winehouse] changed pop music forever, I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because of her. She lived jazz, she lived the blues.

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If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive. ― Brené Brown

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Serving one's own passions is the greatest slavery.

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Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen. ― Brene Brown,

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Upgrade your addictions to the status of preferences. Here's the distinction between an addiction and a preference.

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We see things not as they are, but as we are. Your addictions distort how you process the enormous flow of information that is constantly flooding in through all of your sensory inputs.

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Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty. ― Brene Brown

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Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen. ― Brené Brown

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I am freeing myself from security, sensation and power addictions that make me try to forcefully control situations in my life and thus destroy my serenity and keeps me from loving myself and others.

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