“It is easy to see how quickly expectations become layered, competitive and conflicting. This is how the shame web works. We have very few realistic options that allow us to meet any of these expectations. Most of the options that we do have feel like a "double bind." When Marilyn Frye describes a double bind as "a situation in which options are very limited and all of them expose us to penalty, censure or deprivation.”
“It is easy to see how quickly expectations become layered, competitive and conflicting. This is how the shame web works. We have very few realistic options that allow us to meet any of these expectations. Most of the options that we do have feel like a "double bind." When Marilyn Frye describes a double bind as "a situation in which options are very limited and all of them expose us to penalty, censure or deprivation.”
Brené Brown
“You sold out! We elected you, and you sold out! The next time we have an election, I think everyone should vote for himself. Or we might just as well vote for Charlie Brown! Yes, next year we may even say, 'You're elected, Charlie Brown!”
Charles M. Schulz, You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown“I once dreamt of being a writer, to have my words known by many from many countries; this dream i dreamt came true...so why cant your dream come true too? Rayvon L Browne does not believe in the word cant - Rayvon L Browne”
Rayvon L. Browne“I dont want to hear the words "NOT POSSIBLE" they dont exist in my world - Rayvon L Browne”
Rayvon L. Browne“Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity; These are its sign and note and character”
Robert Browning, Browning's Paracelsus: Being the Text of Browning's Poem“One day you will wonder what was so important that you put off doing the most important things. 'Someday' can be a thief in the night.”
Deborah Brown“Leave people to their opinions and judgments. They cannot harm you; it is their understanding that is faulty, not yours. Leon Brown”
Leon Brown“I never said you had to like it. You have to accept it. No regret." - Clare Harding From the current book in writing BUMPKIN by Lani Brown.”
Lani Brown“All my life, the library has always been one of my favorite places to go. (Larry Brown: A Writer's Life by Jean W. Cash)”
Larry Brown“Consider this simple thought. The Lord could have made everything brown. Brown grass, brown flowers, brown sky, brown sea. But He didn't. There is much for us to enjoy in the variety and the beauty of His creation. These things illustrate His essential goodness. God is good. His goodness is seen in all His works.”
John F. MacArthur Jr., The Love of God“The protests and pain over the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown had me wondering if we can ever experience the world as others do. For no matter how disputed the circumstances of both cases, many people see what happened in black and white.”
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