[I] never talk about gratitude and joy separately, for this reason. In 12 years, I've never interviewed a … - Brené Brown

Same topic Authors

Quote of the day

A vision is something worth living for, and it is something worth dying for. In fact, if it is not worth dying for, it is not worth living for. Brave, godly martyrs throughout history have proven time and again that what we as Christians live for is worth dying for.

Brené Brown

[I] never talk about gratitude and joy separately, for this reason. In 12 years, I've never interviewed a single person who would describe their lives as joyful, who would describe themselves as joyous, who was not actively practicing gratitude.

Actively, Gratitude, Joy, Joyful, Reason, Years

Same Author Quotes

Wholehearted living is not like trying to reach a destination. It's like walking toward a star in the sky. We never really 'arrive,' but we certainly know that we're heading in the right direction.

Arrive, Like, Sky, Stars, Trying

When I look at narcissism through the vulnerability lens, I see the shame-based fear of being ordinary. I see the fear of never feeling extraordinary enough to be noticed, to be lovable, to belong, or to cultivate a sense of purpose.

Belong, Fear, Feeling, Feelings, Ordinary

Joy, collected over time, fuels resilience - ensuring we'll have reservoirs of emotional strength when hard things do happen.

Emotional, Ensuring, Hard, Joy, Resilience

Effort + the courage to show up = enough.

Courage, Effort, Enough, Shows

If you put shame in a petri dish, it needs three ingredients to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you put the same amount of shame in the petri dish and douse it with empathy, it can't survive.

Dish, Empathy, Ingredients, Same, Silence, Three