{"text":"Accomplishments don’t erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of pride and ego. Only restitution, forgiving yourself and others, compassion, repentance and living with dignity will ever erase the past.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["accomplishments","anger","betrayed","bitterness","blindsighted","blown-off","broken-hearted","compassion","confidence","creativity","dignity","dumped","ego","erasing-the-past","false-confidence","false-worth","forgiveness","forgiving-others","freedom","games","giving","growth","hatred","hidden-agendas","hurt","ignored","inner-joy","inner-peace","live-free","low-self-esteem","move-on","new-beginnings","obvious","peace","pride","proud","proving-worth","real-value","rebel","repentance","restituition","revenge","seeking-approval","self-hatred","self-love","spiritual-growth","start-over","steps-of-repentance","stubborn","the-past","truth","truth-follower","value"],"id":115180,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"}