Tag: shame

On the Capacity to Take Initiative

In July of 1998 my wife and I left the safety of North American living to start a new adventure living Brazil. There is nothing that really prepares you for arriving in a place where your language, which you are so competent in, has no value in day to day living. When we arrived in …

The Shame Code: Attacks on the Self

Before understanding the negative emotion of shame and what it is trying to wake up in us when we feel it, it is important to understand that shame is not guilt, even though people often confuse them in speech and in writing. Guilt, which I wrote about in a previous post, is the feeling you …

Dealing With Blemishes in Dreams and in Real Life

A blemish in a dream is an imperfection.   Everyone has blemishes because everyone is imperfect.   The modern culture seems to want me to be like this photo below.   I pick up my copy of Runner’s World Magazine which is full of good articles and good advice, but the cover shot is the perfect man image.   …

Focus on the Positive Energy You are Moving to, Not the Negative Thing You are Trying to Get Rid of

“Let each morn be better than its eve and each morrow richer than its yesterday.”  Baha’u’llah For many years I have been inspired by the above the quote because, in the simplest of terms, it explains the whole purpose of our life on the planet.    We are hard wired to go after positive change in …