“we are all born pure. It is our journey that burdens us and leads us astray. Our mistakes that beat us down… — Madeline Sheehan Copy Share Image
There's an idea that the human body is somehow evil and bad and there are parts of it that are especially evil… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I had a lot of guilt and shame when I was running from God, but nothing like when I was running for… — Jud Wilhite Copy Share Image
Our life is so short that every time I see my children, I enjoy them as much as I can. Whenever I… — Miguel Angel Ruiz Copy Share Image
“I wasn’t always broken; we are all born pure. It is our journey that burdens us and leads us astray. Our mistakes… — Madeline Sheehan Copy Share Image
“Religious faith—for all its problems, despite its maddening tendency to replicate ungrace—lives on because we sense the numinous beauty of a gift… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“Even after we have been saved our sinful flesh craves unrighteousness. In fact, the presence of the struggle itself can be affirmation… — J.D. Greear Copy Share Image
“Guilt is not an intrinsically helpful emotion for future decision-making. And often the spiral of guilt and shame can lead criminals to… — Sascha Rothchild Copy Share Image
“Regret. It had been regret she’d felt that night she’d killed the Crochan. Regret and guilt and shame, for acting on blind… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“Cate had told me once, a long time ago, that the only way to survive your past was to find a way… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
There is a certain kind of pain that can change you. Even the strongest sword, when placed in a raging fire, will… — Adam Gidwitz Copy Share Image
“It has taken me much of my life to begin to get to the second gaze. By nature I have a critical… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“The surest guide to the correctness of the path that women take is joy in the struggle. Revolution is the festival of… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
“Around the time my first marriage of twenty-one years was ending, I had spent a lot of time reflecting on the fairytale… — Theresa J. Knight Copy Share Image
Despite their differences, pride, shame, and guilt all activate similar neural circuits, including the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, amygdala, insula, and the nucleus… — David D. Burns Copy Share Image
“Even after we have been saved our sinful flesh craves unrighteousness. In fact, the presence of the struggle itself can be affirmation… — J.D. Greear Copy Share Image