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Shame. It’s a powerful emotion. There’s a reason we feel shame. When we did something wrong. When we wronged someone else. When we know our behavior was inappropriate. When we feel remorse. Shame has a purpose. It’s meant to tell us when we’re approaching, or crossing, the line. Here it’s a healthy emotion that pushes… Continue reading What Is the Purpose of Shame?
Consequences. Too often, consequences seem to be dependent on a person's status in life. The rich, famous, well connected. . .appear to be able to make their own rules. Those of us in the real world know all too well, when we mess up, consequences happen. When we don’t pay our taxes. When we don’t… Continue reading Consequences
Why are we so afraid to show who we really are? That genuine, real, full-bodied person we fear will be rejected if shown in all our glory? I remember watching a series that was set in the 1960s. The central character was a young woman married for a few years with a baby and a… Continue reading Showing Our Inner Self
When my daughter was five, we were at Universal Studios about to enter a new ride centered around the movie E.T. The Extra- Terrestrial, by Steven Spielberg. Even though it had been released long before she was born she loved it -as evidenced by the well worn copy we had at home. The park ranked… Continue reading Trust
No matter how clearly we speak, how much we share, how well we verbalize, no two people ever hear the same thing. It seems to be an inherent part of being human. Words enter both ears at the same time but how they ping around inside our heads is a completely different event. And how… Continue reading The Incubator