The Guilt Trip

The Guilt TripGillian MacBeth-Louthan – I had not really planned on taking a trip this time of year, and yet I found myself packing rather hurriedly. This was going to be unpleasant, and I knew in advance that no real good would come of it. I’m talking about my annual “Guilt Trip.”

I got tickets to fly there on Wish I Had airlines. It was an extremely short flight. I got my baggage, which I did not check. I chose to carry it myself all the way. It was weighted down with a thousand memories of what could have been or might have been. Continue reading

Forgiving Ourselves

self forgiveness brings freedomPaul Rosenberg – I think we’ve all heard people say that in order to repair a relationship, it’s necessary to forgive the other person first… to accept that they, like you, have their flaws, and that you will no longer hold them to account for what they did.

Those of us who were able to follow that advice know that while it doesn’t solve everything, it is necessary. We’ve also learned that to honestly forgive does something to us; something deep and healthy.

The point I want to make today is that we need to repair the relationships we hold with ourselves, and that a necessary part of that is forgiving ourselves. Continue reading