How to overcome Shame and use Disgust as a positive force to help you evoke the past, embrace your present, and evolve to your big dreams. YOU can!
Overcome Shame
Overcoming shame and embracing disgust as a catalyst for self-improvement can help you reclaim your past, embrace your present, and step into your biggest dreams.
Shame is a powerful emotion that can trap us in the past, but there is a way to break free and transform this feeling into something constructive. You can use your experiences of shame and disgust to help evoke your past, embrace your present, and evolve toward your dreams.
Steps to Take
- Compartmentalize your mistakes.
- Make a list of 10
- Eliminate the ones that are only perceptions and not reality
- Be open to seeing the lessons in each
- What can you do with the remaining few and how can you make it better the next time.
To begin this transformation, compartmentalize your mistakes. Instead of being overwhelmed by everything you’ve done wrong, break it down. Start by making a list of ten mistakes that still haunt you. Once you have the list, ask yourself: are all of these truly mistakes, or are some merely perceptions? Eliminate the ones that are not rooted in reality.
Now, turn your attention to the remaining few. Be open to seeing the lessons in each one. Reflect on what these experiences have taught you. They are not just failures; they are opportunities for growth. What can you do differently next time? How can you take what you’ve learned and make things better moving forward?
The key to using shame and disgust as tools for growth is to become a witness to your experiences. Don’t sugarcoat or embellish the past. See it for what it is, with all its complexity. Embrace your true self, flaws and all. Once you do, you can fully accept where you are today. From this place of acceptance, you can evolve toward your heart’s desire and reach your big dreams.
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References
- Tangney, J. P., & Dearing, R. L. (2002). Shame and Guilt.
- Oaten, M., & Stevenson, R. J. (2014). Disgust as a Component of Moral Judgment.
- Leary, M. R. (2007). The Curse of the Self: Self-Awareness, Egotism, and the Quality of Human Life.
- Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.
- Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full Catastrophe Living.
