Guilt
Why do we feel guilt?
Is it something positive, that pushes us to take action?
Can we ignore it?
Or do we use it as a mechanism to forgive ourselves for something that we have done?
If we feel guilt, is that our punishment for our actions, after a certain amount of time we can let go of the guilt, safe in the knowledge that we have atoned for our behaviors.
If it is the last example, then are we not being incredibly selfish? We are looking at the fault that we have caused from an entirely egocentric point of view, we are in effect forgiving ourselves.
Perhaps therefore a better, more positive and less selfish way to handle the mistakes we have made in our life is to look at what we have done, find out what caused our behavior, learn from it, make amends and move on, safe in the knowledge that we have gained something positive from it.
If we have wronged someone and we sincerely make amends and the damage is not complete then we may end up in a stronger relationship, because we are able to positively handle things.
So.
S Stop
T Think
A Act Positively
M Make Amends
P Proceed
STAMP On guilt
Don’t think that guilt will set you free.
Only compassion and learning will.
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