One of the biggest obstacles to tackle in our journey of self-discovery is facing anything that we have shamed ourselves for…or that we fear doing because we think “society” would shame us for doing it. With the ladder, I’m referring to doing something that your conditioning may say is beneath you (as opposed to doing something that causes harm to another).

Shame can range from subtle embarrassment to deep guilt. Regardless of where you land on this trajectory, the energy that shame traps must be faced so that it can be free to dissolve into love. If not, it remains running in the background (or in some cases, the foreground) negatively affecting your life.

When we’re not mindful of where we feel and act from shame, we unconsciously project the fear that hides in shame, whether it’s fearfully working to conceal our embarrassing act from being revealed or, in the case with deep guilt, fearfully believing that we are unworthy of good things…like the receipt of love.

These hidden fears become embedded trigger points that can be set-off by the most innocent of acts or statements by others, especially those …

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