Comments on: Guilt by Sharon

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:57:22 +0000

This was very heart felt

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:02:08 +0000

I love how you remind us of the different kinds of guilt! There really are quite a lot, and it can be used for good or bad. My experience has been that I can usually see perfectly clear when it’s a justified guilt and when it’s not. When we do something wrong, we’re supposed to feel guilt. That feeling is what helps us to know it was wrong. But then we have to go and feel guilty about a lot of small stuff, which is just so self destructive. It goes back to following our “gut” or our “instincts”. We are the one who can control how much or how little “guilt” will play a role in our life!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:53:34 +0000

Good guilt vs Bad guilt…like the classic cartoon with the angel on one shoulder talking into one ear & the devil on the other shoulder talking into the other! Either way, we (women specifically – I’m sure that it’s a girl thing!) feel the guilt! Hopefully most of us just beat ourselves up until we come to our senses & realize that getting down on yourself isn’t productive. It’s like the “woulda, shoulda, coulda” attitude – if I can’t fix it…I have to “let it go!” I think the “bad guilt” is one of Satan’s biggest tools to try to throw good people off course, leading to those feelings of worthlessness & hopelessness that often leads to depression – which is a whole other “something to talk about!”

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:59:19 +0000

I like how you distinguish negative guilt from positive guilt. Positive guilt motivates us to be better. It pushes us forward and upward and then we are no longer dwelling on feeling guilty. Negative guilt holds us down and doesn’t let us progress. It’s a fine line, though, isn’t it?

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:56:52 +0000

Now what if when you feel guilty you make cookies?? That isn’t good either right?? lol