Letting Go of Your Guilt

How to release your burden.

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Thursday’s Journal Prompt: Imagine the memory you need to let go of is a wooden box. Pack the box full of stones and drop it into the middle of the ocean. How would you feel knowing the memory was gone? What would your life look like going forward?

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Letting go of guilt will help you find peace. | Graphic made by author with Canva AI.

Hi there!

Of all the things you need to let go, guilt may be the hardest. I still feel guilt for punching one of my best friends when I was 8 years old. I don’t remember why I hit him, but the one strike forever changed our friendship.

In the 40+ years since, I’ve made many bad decisions. Some hurt me, but many hurt other people. Every memory left me struggling with guilt.

It can be an overwhelming weight, this thing called guilt. It can keep you up at night, make your body feel too heavy, and cast a dark cloud over even the best days.