I’ve been struggling with envy when I see posts from people who are in desperate need and asking for help. It’s not the people reaching out that I judge. It’s me. I am not able to help monetarily. I don’t feel what I think I should, no empathy, sadness, nothing. Lately I realised I mostly feel anger and even hatred towards war and inequality in general. That scares me and every time it happens, I feel less human. #guilt #gaza #genocide #contemplation
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Join us live this evening, June 9, at 7:00 pm Eastern for "The Rational Living Show with Dr. Aldo Pucci". This week's show is "Guilt, Shame, and Healthy Remorse". Links in the comments. 👇🔗
#guilt #shame #cbt
Relational Field Theory – Standing on the Precipice

The author reflects on a transformative life season, grappling with guilt over leaving behind impactful work that once defined them. Acknowledging the difficulty of change, they express that lettin…

Survivor Literacy

A quotation from Audre Lorde

Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.

Audre Lorde (1934-1992) American writer, feminist, civil rights activist
Essay (1983-10), “Eye to Eye: Black Women, Hatred, and Anger,” Essence Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 6

More about this quote: wist.info/lorde-audre/49145/

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Lorde, Audre - Essay (1983-10), "Eye to Eye: Black Women, Hatred, and Anger," Essence Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 6 | WIST Quotations

Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me. From the expanded version collected in Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (1984).

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The Appointment A Samantha Leary Short Story

A standalone short story in the Samantha Leary Psychological Thriller universe. A man stands over a body in a sealed apartment until a journalist arrives at the door, turning the aftermath into something neither of them fully understands.

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The Appointment A Samantha Leary Short Story

A standalone short story in the Samantha Leary Psychological Thriller universe. A man stands over a body in a sealed apartment until a journalist arrives at the door, turning the aftermath into som…

We Are Wise Thinkers

A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

CULPRIT, n. The other fellow.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Culprit,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-10-28)

More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/83834…

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Bierce, Ambrose - "Culprit," "Devil's Dictionary" column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-10-28) | WIST Quotations

CULPRIT, n. The other fellow. Not collected in later books.

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A quotation from Brennan Manning

When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God’s gift of grace.

Brennan Manning (1934-2013) American author, laicized priest, theologian, speaker [Richard Francis Xavier Manning]
The Ragamuffin Gospel, ch. 6 “Grazie, Signore” (1990)

More about this quote: wist.info/manning-brennan/8381…

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Manning, Brennan - The Ragamuffin Gospel, ch. 6 "Grazie, Signore" (1990) | WIST Quotations

When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God’s gift of grace.

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