Shame

This morning, before I awoke, I felt shame.  It permeated every fiber of my body.  I couldn't shake it off even when I was brushing my teeth, combing my hair and walking downstairs for my morning cup of Joe.  I actually had the gut feeling that I was experiencing this because, somewhere, there was an embedded message that needed to be shared.  Have you ever experienced shame?  I've experienced deep shame before, as the result of my actions and choices.  But this time the shame I felt was somehow different.  It was as if someone had laid a blanket of shame over me.  It was not coming from within, from something I had done.  And I had the distinct impression that I was experiencing this because someone wanted me to share my experience.  When you look at the world and what is going on today, is part of the problem because we do not know how to, nor want to, experience shame or remorse for our actions?  It seems we put our egos before everything else.  Therefore, the good in us suffers and is stifled along with the bonds we have with friends, family and relationships.  Everything suffers.  It doesn't matter your status in life...whether you're the CEO of a big corporation or a poor dirt farmer.  We are not immune to shame.  But when we consciously ignore this feeling in favor of our egos, to hell with the consequences, then we have a recipe for disaster.  Shame is a way of keeping us in check.  Too bad our leaders haven't gotten the message.