Negative shame is accompanied by guilt and self denigration, it is pointless and no help to us, in fact it will cause us harm. Positive shame is when we have harmed ourselves or anyone else, and feel sorry for having done so, this allows us to grow from our mistakes.
Today is the middle day of the year. Once you reach the centre of anything you can dominate the whole. In life we establish goals and parameters to define the scope of most everything we do. Knowing when you have reached the centre of your endeavour it makes perseverance easier.
These ancient words are not the medicine, only the prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. Seeing it with your own eyes, hearing it with your own ears, is the only way to the destination. When you get there your mind will be quiet and still.
Difficulties and obstructions throw a man back on himself. Do not blame others for your mistakes, look for the errors within yourself, and through this introspection, any obstruction becomes an occasion for inner enrichment and education.
Quote: Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.