Whether you choose to be burdened by guilt forever, or decide to free up your energy by taking responsibility, I hope that you
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Below is an extract
Letting Go of Guilt
Guilt holds us hostage to the past!
People who feel guilty are usually trammeled by low self-esteem and a
sense of unworthiness. Even if they never indulge in the same
wrong-doing, they never get past the limiting belief that, because they
did it in the past, they are capable of doing it in the future.
They also judge themselves according to the values they've
imbibed - either by observation obloquy or osmosis - that make them
feel, if not act, like naughty children who must forever placate
powerful others (parents, prelates, Gods) in order to be forgiven and
allowed 'back in'.
This infantilises people and, even worse, it means they don't
really grow up properly; their sense of self is diminished, their
intellectual functioning is impaired, their reasoning is distorted,
their logic fuzzy, their spirit dulled.
Guilt is the conglomeration of sadness, anger and fear and, after
a while, especially if we have sincerely apologised and done our best
to make amends, it is a complete waste of time and energy!
If other people feel the need to punish us beyond a 'reasonable'
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amount of anger, resentment, suspicion and repeated accusation, we can
choose to relinquish the burden of guilt and carry on our lives. Their
lingering resentment or unwillingness to forgive is part of the price we
pay for our transgression. Accept it with the grace of maturity - and
move on.
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