Giving up Guilt

“Guilt is the thief of life” ~Anthony Hopkins

My entire life has been immersed in guilt. In fact, sometimes it feels as if I was born feeling guilty. When I started to work on myself to be a better person, I began to realize how much guilt that I was carrying. Guilt is an emotion that is an enormous weight. And most of us don’t even realize the burden that we are bearing.

 

Not only have I carried around the guilt over things that I have done, but I have often carried around guilt about things that were done to me. I have even carried around guilt about things that really had nothing to do with me.

 

Guilt is an overpowering weight that in reality is useless. It offers nothing of value to anyone’s life. It is an indication of emotions left behind from things that have already passed. It is relative to an experience that is gone. And, it is inclusive of something that is out of our power to change. Yet, we choose to carry it around with us every day, and every moment of our lives.

 

Guilt is very destructive. We allow guilt to influence our existence. We even allow guilt to rule over our lives. The most important thing to understand about guilt is, that we make a choice to carry it with us. As hard as that is to hear, it is the truth. Guilt has no purpose for you. It has no benefits. It only destroys. It ruins your peace of mind. Make the decision to release guilt. Set yourself free, and know that you deserve to a life that is full, prosperous, and guilt-free.