Category: Shame
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The Secret Hidden in View
A friend suggested this and it was worth the 20 minutes. I was struck by the similarities to my own process. I’ve just gone about it in another way. She is a researcher of Shame and Intimacy. She spent years knowing “about” the process as a way to objectify and control her own insecurities but…
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Tenderness and the Real (Audio)
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Tenderness hidden. Concealed behind the humor, the talent, the success. Those who know sometimes betray. Sometimes ignorantly. Sometimes with a will. Tenderness hidden. The betrayal steals life. But it can also give it. Illusions shattered. Only the Real will survive. Tenderness hidden. Now uncovered. Raw, burning, new-born. Atmosphere sears new lungs. Life demands pain.…
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Forgiveness (Audio)
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My heart, my Soul you long for me. You miss my presence and the quiet rest it brings. You miss the joy and gentle laughter. And the familiar intimate passion whose flames burn with cleansing and refining fire. You are torn in two, exposed in the shadows and seeking relief, some covering for your nakedness. …
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Becoming a little Child
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in Childlike, Ego, Hope, Motivation, Psychology, Religion, Renewal, Shame, Spirituality, UncategorizedI posted this on another blog lately in response to the author’s musings about the writing process and doing life in general. There was a line in her article about sometimes we have to reach out to new experiences and people and “ask if we can play too.” “asking if we can play too” .…