Advanced Rainbow Warriors

Journal Questions

Instructions: Pick 1-3 questions and spend twenty minutes of uninterrupted stream of conscious writing. You do not need to turn this in — it’s for your own discovery process. Don’t hold back. Write whatever comes. 

 

  1. How do you think you appear when you are feeling ashamed? If someone were to see you, are there any signs they could detect that you are feeling shame?

  2. Can you think of a time when it might be helpful to listen to shame? Was there a time in your own life when listening to shame was useful in some way?  

  3. Can you think of a time when it might not be helpful to listen to shame? Can you recall a time when listening to or getting caught up in shame actually got in the way in terms of your interactions with others?

  4. Do you usually notice your thoughts when you are feeling shame? Do your thoughts race? Does your mind go blank? When you do notice your thoughts related to shame, what do they say?

  5. Are there times when you retreat from others when you feeling shame? If so, when does that tend to happen? Can you think of a relationship in which your reactions to your shame may be interfering with developing a deeper relationship with someone you care about?

  6. If you no longer struggled with feelings of shame, how do you imagine your life, your relationships, might be different? What might be the single most important change in your life that you think could possibly happen if shame was less of a presence in your life?