Tag: shame
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Blush
One of my least appreciated natural tendencies growing up was my facial flush. Whenever I was called on, called out, or put in the spotlight, my face would turn bright red, getting increasingly darker as more eyes settled on me. The more I fought it, the darker it became. I wanted to sink into the…
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Pain
I am grateful to be sitting in my struggle this morning. After days of family and children, The house is quiet and I am alone. I’ve decorated and played with the new pup, But loneliness, loss and grief are settling over me. I’m sitting with this, acknowledging it, Recognizing where I feel it in my…
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The Power of Silence
At first there is no silence. There are the thoughts, Vicious in their whisperings, Violent in their clutch, Volatile in their effect, Relentless, merciless. Then there are the feelings… Regret, shame, anger, indignation, Self recrimination, abandonment. Where was the intuition? The self trust? There! Do you see it? It is there. It was always there.…
The Journey Inward 