3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Posted on 12 Jul 2022 by nivedita mukerjee

Issue #105, 12th July 2022

Have you ever been shamed by your teacher, friend, colleague, or parent? Have you ever unintentionally or inadvertently shamed anyone you know? What constitutes shaming? What does the emotion of shaming do to the one who is the recipient of it – your child, your student, yourself? Yes, putting up behavior charts in your classroom is public shaming. Yes, propounding one way of leading life as best in front of another who is different is shaming. Calling out body types is body shaming, calling out roles by gender is gender shaming… When we know what shaming does to the other person’s psychology, we become acutely aware of our self-talk as well. Sometimes we shame ourselves in our minds, leading to anger, sadness, depression, and anxiety. Here are some pointers that would help in recognizing this powerful emotion and being mindful of our words and action towards ourselves and one another.

Three Images of the Week

Two Thoughts of the Week

“Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried than before–more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle.”
― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

“Shame is a soul-eating emotion.”
― Carl Gustav Jung

One Video of the Week

Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity, and vulnerability shine through every word.

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