Smedes_Why Do I Always Feel Unworthy of Anything Good?_Taiwan Exclusive

Price: NT$480 ***This product is only available for shipping within Taiwan. (For Hong Kong/Macau shipping, please visit the "Lumiere Culture" Pinkoi store) Author: Lewis B. Smedes Publisher: Lumiere Culture Dimensions: 150mm x 210mm Pages: 264 Publication Date: November 2023 ISBN: 9786269693450 [Introduction] Original Title: "Shame and Grace" Shame is a persistent sadness, but it can also be a sharp pain that pierces you at your finest moments. Unhealthy shame makes us feel unworthy of belonging, or unworthy of ourselves. This is why, when our shame is healed, the clearest sign of health is our ability to reclaim ourselves. If you've long felt you don't measure up, a vague, uncertain burden pressing on your soul, hindering your gratitude for life's goodness and stealing your inner joy. The good news is, shame can be healed, and the author believes the best way to begin healing shame is through spiritual experience, specifically, experiencing abundant grace is the best start to healing shame. Shame is heavy, but grace is light. The lightness grace brings doesn't remove all the sandbags dragging the spirit down. It generates lightness by removing a very heavy factor—the weight of anxiety from being unacceptable. Grace removes the internal threat of unhealthy shame, giving us the courage to identify its sources, understand that it's pain we shouldn't feel, and take action to remove it completely from our lives. Grace releases the lightest feeling in life—acceptance, complete and unconditional acceptance. [Endorsements] Dr. Au Cheung Kong, Professor of Counseling, Sino-Christian Theological Seminary, Hong Kong Lewis approaches shame from a human perspective, capturing its nuances, including its emotional relatives like guilt, distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy shame, and identifying its origins—not only from family and society but also from ourselves and even the church. Dr. Cai Yuan Yun, President of "Breakthrough Association" My favorite passage is "The Lightness of Grace": liberation from shame not only teaches us to accept ourselves but also gives us the courage to "dance with those who shame us." Dr. Shi Yi Nuo, Writer, Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Occupational Therapy, Fu Jen Catholic University School of Medicine Shame is a profound psychological issue, yet few books systematically address it. When I encountered Lumiere Culture's "Shame and Grace," I was even more impressed because Professor Lewis B. Smedes approaches "shame" from the perspective of "grace"... teaching us how to overcome unnecessary shame through the lens of grace. Dr. Situ Wing Fu, Executive Director of Hung Fook Tong Group After reading this book, I believe you will have an epiphany like me, realizing that shame isn't always a bad thing. Dr. Cheung Chung Tak, Cross-media Musician and Singer Within the book "Shame and Grace," the author discusses these very aspects of "shame," and offers readers a profound solution: "Grace." Q.LAM, Writer and Staff Member of "QLAM Gospel Ministry" The description of shame in this book deeply resonated with me: "It is a persistent sadness, but it can also be a sharp pain that pierces you at your finest moments." Dr. Xu Chao Yan, Psychiatrist and "Iron Man Doctor" The author lucidly introduces unhealthy shame and its solutions, with rich personal stories that easily foster resonance, and humbly narrates the incredible healing brought by God's grace. [Author Biography] Lewis B. Smedes A renowned author, ethicist, and theologian. He served as a professor of theology and ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in California for twenty-five years. He is the author of fifteen award-winning books, including "Forgive and Forget."