Guilt

Let’s talk about guilt: It was interesting to talk with a client about their guilt today. We noticed together that guilt, when it is functioning in a helpful way, signals us that a course correction is needed. However, our guilt is not creative. And it is not oriented toward growth. In fact, when guilt is in control, it’s messaging is repetitive....grinding away at us. This is not useful. And it is painful.

What is useful? Legitimate guilt is a great signal that a course correction is needed. That is all. Mindfully release the guilt and work on the course correction. Otherwise the noise our guilt makes, and our reactions to it, including feeling shamed, numbing out, collapsing, or shutting down, keep us away from the growthful messages our deeper Self wants to give us.