tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post875917883017338473..comments2024-02-14T15:13:21.422-05:00Comments on Aging Gratefully: ShameJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-90975384371312413692009-10-30T20:40:27.883-04:002009-10-30T20:40:27.883-04:00Gel, I'm happy you came by and said hello!Gel, I'm happy you came by and said hello!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-64390594405375113602009-10-28T07:12:37.846-04:002009-10-28T07:12:37.846-04:00I like your forthright approach to have freed your...I like your forthright approach to have freed yourself of inner imprisonment from shame. Terrific write. This list of shoulds resonating with me! Now, you live a healthier life. I'm glad you gave yourself that gift. Living with self imposed shame was a circle going nowhere. Happy to have found you blog from Sun. Scribs!Gelhttp://soulcrayons.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-79146198534318480662009-10-28T06:29:46.538-04:002009-10-28T06:29:46.538-04:00It seems I struck a chord with you! Thanks for let...It seems I struck a chord with you! Thanks for letting me know. I agree that negative feelings can be useful if you're starting from a place where it's out of the norm to have them. That wasn't me when I was imprisoned.<br />C-ing Spots...since you asked...I'll need to work on a blog post. It isn't a short answer.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-85509533050390264512009-10-27T20:18:05.189-04:002009-10-27T20:18:05.189-04:00"I created my own self-hatred from my lengthy..."I created my own self-hatred from my lengthy list of shoulds". Wow!! That line screams to me. I am the queenie of "shoulds". I hate it.<br />How did you manage to dump it? - the list of shoulds, I mean.C-ingspotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744931697050670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-7093093468434729202009-10-26T09:07:06.389-04:002009-10-26T09:07:06.389-04:00No secrets, no shame.
Well said! Every word of wh...No secrets, no shame.<br /><br />Well said! Every word of what you've written resonates with me. I have felt shame - I have recovered.<br /><br />xoxo<br />AGirlNamedMeA Girl Named Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151106688460369459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-17042858364823928942009-10-26T07:20:28.863-04:002009-10-26T07:20:28.863-04:00I think maybe guilt and shame both have their purp...I think maybe guilt and shame both have their purpose - to make us realize we need to make a change. Both can get so out of hand, like any other tool and be misused in a way that cripples. I'm glad you are working your way towards being free of it :)Dee Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077141911351737390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-79145735805983617662009-10-25T22:25:07.858-04:002009-10-25T22:25:07.858-04:00I am tortured by guilt of the things I've done...I am tortured by guilt of the things I've done and haven't done. I know God forgives, but I keep letting Satan tell me that I need to be ashamed of those things and pull them out and turn them over getting my self all icky dirty in the process.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248430691218993969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-42824457005020076772009-10-25T21:20:36.547-04:002009-10-25T21:20:36.547-04:00I guess my world is small, but I can be my authent...I guess my world is small, but I can be my authentic self with everyone in my life, no shame involved with ones that love you!Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-72984659557879188292009-10-25T19:47:05.882-04:002009-10-25T19:47:05.882-04:00That second paragraph sounds like me.That second paragraph sounds like me.linda mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17426368991644308588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-67019518732398706742009-10-25T16:54:29.227-04:002009-10-25T16:54:29.227-04:00I agree, but also disagree... sometimes the shame ...I agree, but also disagree... sometimes the shame we feel isn't brought on by dishonesty or secrets... it is the cause of another person's actions to make us feel that shame. But, I totally see what you are saying.Heliotropismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329255406657406995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-26852084736105709272009-10-25T14:42:55.369-04:002009-10-25T14:42:55.369-04:00I could not agree more. I like the way you put it ...I could not agree more. I like the way you put it into words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-39478659680080863942009-10-25T13:30:21.686-04:002009-10-25T13:30:21.686-04:00Nice post! I so agree with you.Nice post! I so agree with you.Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-37335745334595760902009-10-25T12:24:22.004-04:002009-10-25T12:24:22.004-04:00Amen! I don't think I've ever felt much s...Amen! I don't think I've ever felt much shame. Guilt perhaps. I agree though, choosing to live as honestly and authentically as I can leaves little to be ashamed of.Carolynn Anctilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566204713508877389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-22962396827024816552009-10-25T11:07:58.475-04:002009-10-25T11:07:58.475-04:00spot on.spot on.quin brownehttp://quinbrowne-words.blogspot.com/2009/10/sunday-scribblingsshame.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-43702413091215188142009-10-25T10:24:57.187-04:002009-10-25T10:24:57.187-04:00I rarely feel shame anymore - when I do, I believe...I rarely feel shame anymore - when I do, I believe I should pay attention because maybe I deserve the feeling. I don't like "imposed" shame, though - I don't accept it well. Have a restful Sunday, June.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.com