The Monstrous Elephant in the Room

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can to keep you away from other people so they won’t discover your dark and terrible secret.You probably noticed the monstrous elephant in the room here. Shame’s very act of keeping you hidden away is having the exact same effect as banishing you from the tribe.A strong and active Shame Monster can keep you from lovely friendships and friendly love. So it's important to point out to Shame that her fears are activating the very thing she dreads. And that just maybe we can risk being seen and heard.Being vulnerable can free Shame of her chains. She is surrounded by spooky skeletons in the closet and those smack-talking ghosts who wail a tune of no-goodness so mesmerizing that we feel our only option is to stay in that closet. Stay hidden.My advice? Keep opening the door becau

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se the worst has already happened, you’ve limited the amount of love in your life. Open up to all your vulnerable feelings and you will be surprised by just how much love is waiting for you.And that might be the scariest Monster of them all. What if we are wrong about our no-goodness? What if those smack-talking ghosts are a figment of our imagination and those spooky skeletons just want to dance? Let them. And watch their power over you dissipate in the light of the approaching dawn.The Cure for Shame is, of course, Love. A Magic Mirror will do the trick. Hold it up and gaze deeply into Shame Monster’s eyes. Say I love you, three times. I love you in all your perfect imperfections. Transform Shame into Love.Keep going. Get Shame and all your Monsters to the Monster Ball.</article></body>

Shame Monster’s Conundrum

Getting Shame Monster to the Monster Ball requires monstrously steady hands on the handlebars (image by author)

Shame Monster plays a very particular role in the Monster pantheon of the Secret Storyworld. It guards your friendships. You might say its main job is to keep you from them. Because Shame is absolutely convinced that there is something wrong with you. And if people get too close they will discover it and they will banish you from the human people tribe.

Shame Monster fears this more than anything so she does all she can to keep you away from other people so they won’t discover your dark and terrible secret.

You probably noticed the monstrous elephant in the room here. Shame’s very act of keeping you hidden away is having the exact same effect as banishing you from the tribe.

A strong and active Shame Monster can keep you from lovely friendships and friendly love. So it's important to point out to Shame that her fears are activating the very thing she dreads. And that just maybe we can risk being seen and heard.

Being vulnerable can free Shame of her chains. She is surrounded by spooky skeletons in the closet and those smack-talking ghosts who wail a tune of no-goodness so mesmerizing that we feel our only option is to stay in that closet. Stay hidden.

My advice? Keep opening the door because the worst has already happened, you’ve limited the amount of love in your life. Open up to all your vulnerable feelings and you will be surprised by just how much love is waiting for you.

And that might be the scariest Monster of them all. What if we are wrong about our no-goodness? What if those smack-talking ghosts are a figment of our imagination and those spooky skeletons just want to dance? Let them. And watch their power over you dissipate in the light of the approaching dawn.

The Cure for Shame is, of course, Love. A Magic Mirror will do the trick. Hold it up and gaze deeply into Shame Monster’s eyes. Say I love you, three times. I love you in all your perfect imperfections. Transform Shame into Love.

Keep going. Get Shame and all your Monsters to the Monster Ball.

The Monster Ball

The Monstrous Elephant in the Room

Shame Monster’s Conundrum