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A Twitter friend recently brought the brilliance of Brené Brown to my attention, and I’d like to share some of that with you now. There’s never a bad moment for finding inspiration, even if it happens in the newly-peaceful realm of Twitter. Here are several of Ms. Brown’s thought-provoking quotes:

“Perfectionism is a self destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect, and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimise the painful feelings of shame, judgment, and blame.”

“Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.”

“A lot of cheap seats in the arena are filled with people who never venture onto the floor. They just hurl mean-spirited criticisms and put-downs from a safe distance. The problem is, when we stop caring what people think and stop feeling hurt by cruelty, we lose our ability to connect. But when we’re defined by what people think, we lose the courage to be vulnerable. Therefore, we need to be selective about the feedback we let into our lives. For me, if you’re not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback.”

“When I see people stand fully in their truth, or when I see someone fall down, get back up, and say, â€˜Damn. That really hurt, but this is important to me and I’m going in again’—my gut reaction is, â€˜What a badass.’”

“What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think – or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?”