Heard something interesting today about offering grace to your shame. We talked vaguely about this concept in rehab, it’s hard to grasp especially for someone like me not growing up understanding true grace, but this puts shame in a new light.
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This is such a real and hard thing to grapple with in post-Mormonism. Mormons may not believe in hell, but they don’t really believe in grace either? Once you have sinned you are ALWAYS MARKED BY IT.
I’m still trying to work my way through this however many years later. Shame is hard and it clings
Something that comes up in Buddhism a lot is the idea that you shouldn't treat yourself any differently than you would others. So, would you be kind & loving to somebody you care about, wouldn't you try to nurture them as they work through things? Then why wouldn't you do the same for yourself?
I bring that up because it's obvious that worldwide, in all sorts of cultures different that the one we came from, it's pretty plain that this is a common issue. It's hard to give yourself the same patience & love you'd grant others. It seems to be more the norm than not.
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I’m still trying to work my way through this however many years later. Shame is hard and it clings