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Shame

The shadow of a woman, light on one arm and leg and part of her face, hides her face with her hands as if in shame — Shame and Self-Forgiveness
Toxic Shame I met with her many times. Being chronically ill, she ended up in the hospital often. […]

May 23, 2020 in Recovery Skills tagged "A Great Wagon" / Forgiveness / Rumi / Self-Acceptance / Self-Forgiveness / Shame by Barbara Stevens

A woman wrapped in a U.S. flag - a symbol of honor — Honor, Pearl Harbor, and 9/11
Remembering Pearl Harbor Seventy-eight years ago, on December 7, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The strike destroyed ships, damaged […]

December 7, 2019 in Political Events and Recovery tagged 9/11 / Honor / Pearl Harbor Day / Shame by Barbara Stevens

Woman crying in despair and shame — Shame, Shamelessness, and the Power of Love
The Evil of Shame The inquisitive engineer in our group asked, “Are love and shame opposites?” After a […]

August 17, 2019 in Political Events and Recovery tagged Love / Shame / Shamelessness by Barbara Stevens

Woman screaming wrapped in tape with red letters that read "Fragile" - the shame that is part of our vulnerability and can lead to anger and envy — Letting Go of Envy
Envy Versus Jealousy Most of the authors I’ve read who write about envy start by explaining the difference […]

March 2, 2019 in Scripture Study tagged Ecclesiastes 4 / Envy / Healing / Illusion / Shame by Barbara Stevens

Sheep lying together in a field, one of the standing - the special one — Valuable, Not Special
To Seek Healing The woman lay unresponsive in the hospital bed. Tubes and wires connected her to machines […]

February 23, 2019 in Recovery Skills tagged Arrogance / Entitlement / Shame / Specialness by Barbara Stevens

Smeared window with a heart drawn on it, love that heals our shame and helps us take responsibility and be acountable — Holding Ourselves Accountable and the Importance of Feelings
Managing Our Feelings The details are fuzzy. I think we were at some kind of party, maybe a […]

August 18, 2018 in Recovery Skills tagged Accountability / Feelings / Forgiveness / Love / Nonviolent Resistance / Shame by Barbara Stevens

On Being Good Enough
A Ugandan Tale Retold by Sophia Lyon Fahs Once upon a time, there lived a boy named Kumba […]

April 28, 2018 in Spiritual and Emotional Themes tagged Acceptance / Being Seen / Healing / Shame / True Self by Barbara Stevens

Full moon shining from behind clouds - hope of healing our shame and violence — Shame, Mass Murder, and Healing
Reeling from Another Mass Murder Again, sorrow grips our country as another gunman kills and wounds. His senseless […]

October 7, 2017 in Political Events and Recovery tagged Anger / Gun Violence / Healing / Shame by Barbara Stevens

Self-Acceptance, Shame, Samson, and Grace
The Importance of Self-Acceptance Today we will discuss look at the importance of self-acceptance, for us as individuals […]

May 20, 2017 in Recovery Skills / Scripture Study tagged Being Seen / Healing / Self-Acceptance / Shame / True Self by Barbara Stevens

Gifts left outside a front door decorated by a wreath - generosity and gift giving — The Gift of Generosity
To Give When We Have Little Years ago, when my boys were small, our bank put up a […]

December 7, 2012 in Columns tagged Christmas / Generosity / Healing / Shame by Barbara Stevens