Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are... →
Brene Brown
Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough.
If I feel good about my parenting, I have no interest in judging other people's choices. If I feel good about my body, I don't go around... →
The best marriages are the ones where we can go out in the world and really put ourselves out there. A lot of times we'll fail, and sometimes... →
I'm just going to say it: I'm pro-guilt. Guilt is good. Guilt helps us stay on track because it's about our behavior. It occurs when we... →
If it's something that reaches out and grabs me, I want to do it. I have a lot of trouble doing things that don't grab me. So, I'm not a... →
Clancy Brown
Can I, just one time, play the good guy?
Speaking for myself, I spend a good ten minutes a day deciding whether or not to read the results of new surveys, and, once I have read them, a... →
Craig Brown
Some of the most untidy writers have also been the most productive. Iris Murdoch, for instance, wrote a good 30 books in a house strewn with rubbish.
Over the years, the idea seems to have grown up that brightly coloured flowers are vulgar, and that the only flowers to be admitted to the walled... →