HEART: Ow. It hurts.
SOUL: What does? HEART: All of me. I am hurting so bad, wanting to shove myself aside, shrink and disappear... BRAIN: Research shows that shame produces an implosion of the body. HEART: I could tell you that, too. BRAIN: Well, that would be anecdotal evidence. SOUL: Evidence Shmevidence! Why are you hurting?? HEART: Because I... um... I'm ashamed to say... BRAIN: Consistent with the apparent presence of shame in your body. HEART: I... um... I am hurting because I made a mistake. I made a terrible mistake. I made a terribly human mistake. SOUL: That's it!? Making mistakes is what being human is all about, child... BRAIN: Have you fulfilled an action that was misguided or wrong..? HEART: I didn't mean to! It was a... mistake. SOUL: You are human. All humans make mistakes. BRAIN: Mistakes are a very common occurrence in the life of a human. HEART: Oh, GREAT. So this is NOT the last time I have to feel like this!? SOUL: Time. Such a wonder of illusion... HEART: I mean, hell has frozen over if you two agree and meanwhile I still feel broken! BRAIN: Hell? I don't recall there is proof for its existence. But then again, memory is an inconsistent investigative tool. SOUL: Yeah, 'hell' is a made up concept designed to hone in on humans' moral compass. HEART: And what concept hones in on humans capacity to make mistakes!? SOUL: Embracing that you are human and sooner or later you are bound to make mistakes. HEART: Ugh. I have some work to do, it seems. SOUL: Yes. HUMAN work.
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AuthorIn April 2020, while experiencing her first ever global pandemic, Tamar Pelzig pledged to write something every day, even if it's only a word, so she welcomed to the world a daily blog to keep her creative writing wheels rolling. Categories
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