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A review by sarahlisbeth84
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown
5.0
"Sometimes the most dangerous thing for kids is the silence that allows them to construct their own stories--stories that almost always cast them as alone and unworthy of love and belonging."
"True belonging is not passive. It's not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It's not fitting in or pretending or selling out because it's safer. It's a practice that requires to be more vulnerable, get uncomfortable, and learn how to be present with people without sacrificing who we are."
"For the moment, most of us are either making the choice to protect ourselves from conflict, discomfort, and vulnerability by staying quiet, or picking sides and in the process slowly and paradoxically adopting the behavior of the people we're fighting."
"People are hard to hate close up. Move in."
"It's easier to be pissed off than it is to be hurt or scared."
"Anger is a powerful catalyst but a life-sucking companion."
"Most of the criticism comes from people who are intent on forcing these false either/or dichotomies and shaming us for not hating the right people. It's definitely messier taking a nuanced stance, but it's also critically important to true belonging."
"When all that binds us is what we believe rather than who we are, changing our mind or challenging the collective ideology is risky."
"Belonging is being accepted for you. Fitting in is being accepted for being like everyone else."
"True belonging is not passive. It's not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It's not fitting in or pretending or selling out because it's safer. It's a practice that requires to be more vulnerable, get uncomfortable, and learn how to be present with people without sacrificing who we are."
"For the moment, most of us are either making the choice to protect ourselves from conflict, discomfort, and vulnerability by staying quiet, or picking sides and in the process slowly and paradoxically adopting the behavior of the people we're fighting."
"People are hard to hate close up. Move in."
"It's easier to be pissed off than it is to be hurt or scared."
"Anger is a powerful catalyst but a life-sucking companion."
"Most of the criticism comes from people who are intent on forcing these false either/or dichotomies and shaming us for not hating the right people. It's definitely messier taking a nuanced stance, but it's also critically important to true belonging."
"When all that binds us is what we believe rather than who we are, changing our mind or challenging the collective ideology is risky."
"Belonging is being accepted for you. Fitting in is being accepted for being like everyone else."