For many of us, reduced guilt would be a blessing.
I love the idea of reduced guilt mac & cheese! I also love the idea of reduced guilt for
- not being able to do it all,
- making mistakes,
- inadvertently hurting somebody’s feelings,
- over eating,
- wasting time,
- wasting money,
- making unhealthy choices,
- not exercising enough,
- being selfish sometimes,
- getting angry,
- being sad,
- having moments of despair,
- being ambivalent,
- being needy,
- not knowing,
- making missteps,
- making noise,
- speaking up,
- not speaking up,
- eavesdropping,
- being lazy,
- missing people,
- resenting unfairness,
- making comparisons (and other cognitive distortions),
- feeling less than,
- feeling better than,
- having a faulty memory,
- just wanting to have fun,
- not always following the rules,
- not always getting what’s going on,
- having unkind thoughts, and
- being human.
Here and now, I’m practicing reduced guilt about all of the above, especially having unkind thoughts about some national leaders (who might benefit from having INCREASED guilt about their behaviors).
Because confessing my guilt reduces it, I have reduced guilt about the other photos I took yesterday.
I have reduced guilt about buying that dress for my upcoming college reunion, because it was such a bargain!
For more reduced guilt, you could try this guided meditation by The Honest Guys:
Honestly, I don’t know those guys, so here’s “Guilt” by Marianne Faithfull.
What are your thoughts and feelings about reduced guilt?
Increased gratitude to all who helped me create this “reduced guilt” post and — of course! — to YOU.
The Year(s) of Living Non-Judgmentally 