There is this large gap between action and feeling, or at least that’s how it is for me. I tend to over-intellectualize my feelings rather than actually living them, so they tend to get stuck in my head and leave me frozen yet again. I think recognizing how these feel on our bodies, where they come from, and ultimately embodying them is essential... See more

The absence of shame makes trying —to do something new, change how you usually act in a difficult moment, cultivate a practice or ongoing habit that has so far eluded you—less terrifying.

Because shame often comes from fearing failure or actually failing, and then feeling as if the failure has something important to say.

I wish I could say the delusional thinking changed my mindset instantly, but in reality it was months of doing things in spite of how I felt. Sitting with a feeling of impending doom, and ignoring how mortified I was. Unless I was consciously thinking of it, I would quickly fall back into self loathing.