rich reflection on the necessity of failure and the terrifying darkness of shame, its accompanying emotion. I suspect shame is one of the most powerful emotions - we all run from it. And if we can't run, we slink inwards, as if hoping to disappear. If we only, as you're doing, can get sufficiently comfortable to bear the anguish, the mortification, of shame, then the stumbling journey of finding our way in life can become ... what? somewhat less fraught with anticipatory failing and shame, so much freer to explore - and yes fail - and yes, continue the journey, perhaps even less stumblingly.
100% relate to that. Especially when it comes to my writing, which is public-facing. It often feels like my writing has to be perfect because there's no room to grow once your work is out there, like that should happen behind the doors where no one will ever see it.
very nice and well spoken. we get the modern world because of iterative failure. it's how we get to better. i decided all lowercase in deference to your style.
rich reflection on the necessity of failure and the terrifying darkness of shame, its accompanying emotion. I suspect shame is one of the most powerful emotions - we all run from it. And if we can't run, we slink inwards, as if hoping to disappear. If we only, as you're doing, can get sufficiently comfortable to bear the anguish, the mortification, of shame, then the stumbling journey of finding our way in life can become ... what? somewhat less fraught with anticipatory failing and shame, so much freer to explore - and yes fail - and yes, continue the journey, perhaps even less stumblingly.
100% relate to that. Especially when it comes to my writing, which is public-facing. It often feels like my writing has to be perfect because there's no room to grow once your work is out there, like that should happen behind the doors where no one will ever see it.
very nice and well spoken. we get the modern world because of iterative failure. it's how we get to better. i decided all lowercase in deference to your style.