Not Guilty!

Guilt is everywhere around us and in us.

Most of us were raised under the heaviness of guilt-induced shame (a form of manipulation used to control another person). Parents use guilt to motivate their children when they say things like, “You should be ashamed of yourself!” or “I’ve told you a hundred times, and you’re still not cleaning your room!” or “Can’t you be more responsible!” or “You shouldn’t be so hateful,” or “After all we’ve done for you, this is how you repay us?” We grow up hearing such things on an almost daily basis, and somehow it gets woven into the very fabric of our souls. We begin to believe that we will never measure up.