"Rising Strong" Quotes
"Rising Strong" explores how to embrace vulnerability and rise strong after experiencing failure and disappointment.
nonfiction | 336 pages | Published in 2015
Quotes
Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome.
Our job is not to deny the story, but to defy the ending—to rise strong, recognize our story, and rumble with the truth until we get to a place where we think, Yes. This is what happened. And I will choose how the story ends.
The irony is that we attempt to disown our difficult stories to appear more whole or more acceptable, but our wholeness—even our wholeheartedness—actually depends on the integration of all of our experiences, including the falls.
You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.
Strong back, soft front, wild heart.
You can’t get to courage without rumbling with vulnerability.
The most dangerous stories we make up are the narratives that diminish our inherent worthiness.
The only unique contribution that we will ever make in this world will be born of our creativity.
When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write a brave new ending.
Comparison is all about conformity and competition; but when we understand the power of our own unique journey, it’s truly freeing.
