Hello, need to rid this mind of leftover Catholic guilt. Ah! What is that about?
I suffer from a lot of guilt and shame too. Even though I don't get it from the church I get it! I believe that our issues will always be our issues and they will continue to resurface until we see the face of God. When my shame comes up I sit with the feeling, not wallow in it. I take some time and feel what it does to my body. I think back to other times in my life when I felt like this and try to gain insight into where the feeling comes from. When I gain the perspective that these are old issues, mostly left over from childhood it takes a lot of the sting out of the feeling. Keep doing what your doing because you are doing great. I believe we can only strive for spiritual progress. IF we reached spiritual perfection what would be left to do?
Did you know 2 years ago my sister and I became card carrying Roman Catholics?
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Catholic guilt. Ah! What is that about?
I suffer from a lot of guilt and shame too. Even though I don't get it from the church I get it! I believe that our issues will always be our issues and they will continue to resurface until we see the face of God.
When my shame comes up I sit with the feeling, not wallow in it. I take some time and feel what it does to my body. I think back to other times in my life when I felt like this and try to gain insight into where the feeling comes from. When I gain the perspective that these are old issues, mostly left over from childhood it takes a lot of the sting out of the feeling.
Keep doing what your doing because you are doing great. I believe we can only strive for spiritual progress. IF we reached spiritual perfection what would be left to do?
Did you know 2 years ago my sister and I became card carrying Roman Catholics?
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