Tag: Shame

When I was young, I was guilty of one of the seven deadly sins quite often. It was the sin of envy. I coveted the things that I perceived others to have that I did not- both tangible and not. I was guilty of this transgression against even my closest friends. It was not that I wished they didn&rsquo...

There are so many ways to fail. We can fail others, fail ourselves, fail at things, fail to do things, and much more. Even though failure is a part of everyone’s life, it often feels like a word we shouldn’t say out loud. As a communicator by trade, I considered whether I should use a...

Shame, shame on you. Shame on me. Shame on they/them. Shame on that drag queen. Shame on the people who just came out of the lesbian bar. Shame on anyone looking for a butt buddy tonight. Shame on anyone not a robot without individuality. Shame for existing at all. Shame holds heavy on those that fe...

“You have a small accent?” I hear as I order a latte over the sound of bustling morning traffic through the coffee shop. This is my favorite thing to hear (not). I smile that sort of embarrassed smile as I respond in French. I can feel my cheeks blush with heat through the crisp morning ...

I consider myself an environmentalist. I have a job in sustainability in which I manage a team of eight in a small sustainability consulting agency — we advice small SME’s as well as multinationals on their sustainability strategy, I go to demonstrations, I volunteer in an urban garden, ...

Systemic racism isn’t anything new, but many white people are newly grappling with their complicity in white supremacy — which can lead to some complicated emotions. While a healthy dose of guilt over the collective role in anti-Black racism can motivate people to listen, learn, and do b...