shame – Life and Other Stuff

March 18, 2021

Teach

“Tell me which of his classes to take! Make me love him,” the message read. “Huh?” I thought, slightly taken aback. How do you make someone love a particular instructor? I don’t think you can. I’ve taken classes all my life. Most of us have. Formal schooling as a kid, college, and even on the… Continue reading

Family, Writing

Family, knowledge, learning, lessons, middle school, shame, teachers, teaching

September 13, 2016

Radical Honesty

Authenticity, radical honesty, and simply put in the author’s own word: brutiful – Glennon Doyle Melton’s Love Warrior is sitting with a bookmark half way through it’s pages, begging me to finish it. Seriously. It is SO raw and honest. I’ve laughed. I’ve cried. Reading this feels like when you stare directly into the sun. It’s… Continue reading

Faith and Personal Growth, Writing

author, books, Glennon Doyle Melton, growth, kids, Love Warrior, parenting, reading, self awareness, shame

April 20, 2013

Shame Gremlins

Brene Brown discusses in her book Daring Greatly the difference between shame and guilt. Guilt is about feeling bad about something done, while shame is feeling bad about the self. Being very goal-oriented this deployment, I’ve set my sights on getting my group training certification, my spin certification, as well as running in various races and… Continue reading

Faith and Personal Growth, Health and Fitness

Brene Brown, Daring Greatly, gremlins, inner voice, shame