All These Feelings Need To

Guilt Says I've Done Something Wrong; ... Shame Says There Is Something Wrong With Me. Guilt Says I've Made A Mistake; ... Shame Says I Am A Mistake. Guilt Says What Did Was Not Good; ... Shame Says I Am No Good.

The Foundation For Our Self-image Is Grounded In The First Three Years Of Life. It Comes From Our Major Caretaker's Mirroring.

Children Aren't Fooled. They Know We Give Time To The Things We Love.

Chronically Dysfunctioning Families Are Also Delusional. Delusion Is Sincere Denial.

Science Has So Far Been Unable To Tell Us How Self-aware Dogs Are, Much Less Whether They Have Anything Like Our Conscious Thoughts. This Is Not Surprising, Since Neither Scientists Nor Philosophers Can Agree About What The Consciousness Of Humans Consists Of, Let Alone That Of Animals.