Tag: guilt
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Being Babied
Sheesh. This would be a useful week to have mush for brains and just watch TV. Unfortunately—and fortunately—I don’t have mush for brains. I’m mentally invigorated and have a million things I want to do. I just feel like crap, that’s all. And even worse, I’m feeling guilty for feeling sick. My colleagues don’t really…
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Taking Refuge from Obligations
I am playing hooky today. Not from work—I have permission for the day off. I’m playing hooky from all the things that have obligations attached to them. From the Bookshelf Rite of Awakening — Southern Gothic with bite, Book One of the Rites of Passage. Available direct from the author → I have a very…
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The Marriage of Guilt and Self-Loathing
For much of my life, I have felt guilty. From the Bookshelf Give Your Life Direction — 23 life-coaching tips to get unstuck and moving again. Available direct from the author → Whether I’d done anything or not. Whether I’d done something–like stop harm to someone else–or not. I carried the weight of my actions…
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How to Release Resentments and Anger
“How can I release old resentments and anger?” a friend asked. She’s a very wise and together person, and very spiritual, so the question surprised me a little. There’s always that expectation, you know, that spiritual people don’t get angry or carry resentments but some wounds are deep and take a long, long time to…
