Kudos to everyone for sharing your stories.

Kathy K … you ARE good enough!   I know myself when I’m being irrational, I acknowledge it and watch it and know that clarity will come.

I dealt with my own shame a few months ago when I did something really stupid.  I mean stupid.  When I think back on it now, I know that I was acting out of fear, rather than acting out of love.  I sent an email to someone I thought at the time was important.  That email was received by the owner of the company my friend worked for.  Needless to say, it was not warmly accepted and I received one back that left me feeling just horrible.    I dealt with it, the shame and guilt waxed and waned until I finally came to the acceptance that I made a mistake and it’s silly to keep beating myself up over it with feelings of shame.  It’s in the past now.  The past no longer has control over me.