“Our circumstances don’t dictate what we feel, do, or experience. We always have permission to be ourselves—even in less than ideal circumstances. We always have the one thing that is within reach that makes us feel like ourselves—even if it’s not the ideal just yet.”
“Genius exists in relationship. It’s about the meeting place of two subjectivities, two vantage points. A seer and a seen. A shared experience. A connection.”
“When we live from our genius, we are always generous. Because we are so filled up and fueled by giving. It’s not a zero-sum game. It doesn’t take from us and give to another. It gives to both of us. It creates more life than was there before.”
“Our genius flows through every moment of our lives. Every job, every relationship, every experience, every trauma. Our job is simply to identify the thing we’ve always done. Not the way we’ve chosen to do it.”
“But a hero doesn’t just take action for results—and certainly not just short-term results. A hero takes action because it’s who they are. It’s a way of being. To constantly choose the right thing over the easy thing, even when it’s not validated by the world.”
I think it feels so vulnerable to share our shame because we’re essentially offering the world the very weapons to destroy us. We’re giving up control and saying, ‘Here are what I believe are the worst parts of myself, and I’m offering them up to you.'”