Kill the Time Grid and Fire Up Your Life ---a Lesson in Practical Magic © 2007, 2008 Jonathan Zap Edited by Austin Iredale Shame, and believing the lie that there is something wrong with you, fragments and disassociates you from the present moment. You don't want to be who you think you are, and that leads to intense self-conflict, pain, and confusion, and this inner darkness can coalesce into a "shame contract," and a key feature of the shame contract is that it exists as a "time grid." A time grid is a way of attempted escape from the present moment---in which you believe yourself to be no good and feel ashamed---by projecting yourself into an imaginary, idealized ...