By Kimine Mayuzumi Shame resilience is about moving from shame to empathy – the real antidote to shame. – Brené Brown A couple of days ago, my family and I went out clothes shopping in the evening. While in a store, my partner pointed out black ink stains all over the front of my white winter jacket. I looked around and found a black ball-point pen without a lid in the pocket of my purse…
By Riyad A. Shahjahan When someone calls me “lazy” or I am identified as “being lazy”, I feel tremendous guilt. I also feel morally inferior. The word “lazy” hits me at the core of my body. But, why does such a word have so much power? An etymological and historical perspective offers some insight to my feelings. If you check a dictionary to find out what “lazy” means, you will get the following definitions: “unwilling…
