"Brené Brown", 12" x 16", pastel on toned paper

Brené Brown's books have moved me to both tears and laughter, and she felt like a sister talking to me when I watched her delivering her TED talk.

Brené talks about emotions so candidly, like you would talk to a child about the dark.  You know it's there, it's scary, but once brought into the "light", it's easier to breathe and smile, and not be afraid. 

I have read all of her books. 

Her book, "Daring Greatly" made the strongest impression on me.  Her books somehow gave me "permission" to be authentic, show up, be real, and "dare greatly".  Wow!  I am so grateful for the writings of Brené Brown. 

Brené titled her book "Daring Greatly" on a wonderful speech  by Theodore  Roosevelt, "The Man in the Arena":

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

I hope to dare greatly every day.  Thank you Brené !