“Because I felt ashamed.”
That one line from Shall We Dance on Netflix stayed with me. In the film, John hides his ballroom dance lessons from his wife, Beverly. She suspects an affair, but the truth is quieter, and more painful. He isn’t cheating. He’s simply ashamed of wanting more joy, even though he already has a loving family and a stable life.
Then there’s Link, another dancer. When he danced as his true self, people laughed. So he began performing as a Latin dancer with long hair, even though he’s bald. Not to deceive, but to feel free. To move without shame.
Shame is quiet but powerful. It thrives in silence. It grows in the space between who we are and who we believe we’re supposed to be. Shame loves shadow, it survives when we hide. When we don’t fit society’s mold, we shrink. We hold back. We tell ourselves we’re too much, or not enough. We begin to believe we can’t live fully or freely.
I know that feeling.
I used to be ashamed of who I was, my story, my identity, my background. I carried that shame in silence, believing something about me was inherently wrong.
But here’s what I’ve learned: Shame only lives as long as we accept the lie that we are unworthy. The moment we reject that lie is the moment we step into the light.
And in that light, we find freedom.
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