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Mirror 09 · The Self

Shame

Shame is the belief that your flaws are not mistakes to be corrected, but proof that you are fundamentally broken. It does not ask you to change. It asks you to disappear.

The village of Kaga, on the western coast of Japan's Honshu island, had been producing ceramics for over a thousand years. The clay was special — rich in iron, fired in kilns that had been burning for centuries, yielding pieces whose surfaces held depth and warmth that modern industrial processes co...

Reflection question

What would change in your life if you truly believed this?

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