“Jealously in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life threatening.” (Maya Angelou)

“Understanding #resentment, how it works in my life, where it comes from, and how I stay out of it – has been one of my lifelong struggles.” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart #MeToo

“…. #resentment is part of #envy.” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart

“Your lack of work is not making me #resentful, my lack of rest is making me resentful.” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart Oh, how I can relate to this …

“While #resentment is definitely an #emotion, I normally recognise it by a familiar thought pattern: What mean & critical thing am I rehearsing saying to this person?” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart

“While #schadenfreude may be fun to say and it’s an increasingly used term in the United States, it’s a tough #emotion. There’s a #cruelty & #insecurity about it.” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart

“… nothing that celebrates the #humiliation or #pain of another person builds lasting #connection.” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart

“[Schadenfreude is] an emotion typically born out of #inferiority rather than #superiority.” (Richard H Smith & Wilco W van Dijk)

“Ongoing lack of #Freudenfreude [the enjoyment of another’s success] eventually can pose a fatal challenge to a #relationship, and in turn, relationship failure often produces #depression.” (Catherine Chambliss)

“… good friends aren’t afraid of your light. They never blow out your flame and you don’t blow out theirs – even when it’s really bright and it makes you worry about your own flame.” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart

“A recent study showed that simple, boring tasks or mundane activities can allow our minds to wander, daydream, and create. The lack of #stimulation that defines ‘being bored’ gives our imagination room to play & grow.” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart

“… #boredom is your #imagination calling to you.” (@STurkel)

Our rail network is a shambles. Moan over.

“It’s dangerous to put your self-worth in other people’s hands. Again, no matter what you do, you can’t control other people’s responses.” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart Over the years, I have gradually learnt that it is OK to like myself & know I am loved.

“There are too many people in the world today who decide to live disappointed rather than risk feeling #disappointed.” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart I am determined not to be one of them.

“… #disappointments may be like paper cuts, but if these cuts are deep enough or if we accumulate them over a lifetime, then they can leave us seriously #wounded.” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart

“What I regret most in my life are failures of #kindness. These moments when another human being was there, in front of me, and I responded … sensibly. Reservedly. Mildly.” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart

“The idea of ‘no regrets’ doesn’t mean living with #courage, it means living without #reflection. To live without #regret is to leave that we have nothing to learn, no amends to make, and no opportunity to be #braver with our lives.” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart

“… #regrets about not taking chances have made me braver. Regrets about shaming or blaming people I care about have made me more thoughtful.” Brené Brown #AtlasOfTheHeart Reminded me of this. 👇

"As we face the structures of violence head on with the power of organized nonviolence, we build grassroots, bottom up, people-power movements to end tyranny and injustice and institutionalize nonviolent democracy & social, economic, racial, & environmental justice." (John Dear)