shame.

this word, it can evoke so much. have you ever felt shame? i mean, really felt it. what does it feel like? what is it associated with?

shame is one of my least favorite things. shame only serves to bring me down. it is something of an entirely different variety that brings me out of shame.

shame is painful.

sometimes shame is associated with guilt, embarassment, worth, or disgrace. it is the result of personal sin, or someone else's sin.

before adam and eve ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, shame had not existed. with sin crept in shame.

shame deflates any value you once felt. shame causes alienation, usually self-inflicted. shame breeds lies. shame finds you no matter how much you try to run or hide from it. it is always there...until you decide to deal with it face to face.

so what do we do with shame?