Got Guilt?

Let me ask you something – when you fall short of perfection in your life or business, do you muddle in the feeling of guilt around it?  If you are totally honest, I would assume that, of course, there are times that you pull out the old “guilt flogger” and beat up on yourself for awhile.  It’s completely normal.  The sad thing is, once we proclaim ourselves as walking a spiritual path, we somehow thinks that means we no longer are going to experience being human.  Well, think about that for a minute…didn’t you come here for the human experience?

All too often, we become our own perpetrator and our own victim.  We somehow think that we can never make a mistake, never feel an “unworthy” emotion, never… well, “feel life” as it were.  Do you somehow think that being spiritual means no longer being in the world? 

The saying goes, “you are in the world, but not of this world.”  I believe that the reason we come to want to learn about such things, and the reason we start a spiritual path to begin with, is to reconnect to our Divinity while we are experiencing some of the turmoil found in humanity.  We want to understand our origin and purpose so that we know that what we find unpleasant does not and will not define us.  We get to choose what defines us, and the power of knowing that we have control means that we are never stuck in anything that we no longer want or that no longer serves us.

IF you can realize that the first step in undoing  anything  is accepting that you chose it to begin with, then you can begin a powerful transformation and healing process.  If you forever put it outside of yourself, then you are doomed to the fate cast your way by humankind and anyone who pops into your experience.  I, for one relish being in control of my life and business.  But, I also realize that if I make a mistake, if I forget who and what I truly am, and need a little “course correction” it doesn’t mean I have to fall into a pit of despair.  It’s OK.  What it means is that I am given a beautiful opportunity to see what I still need to work on, and my where my (now) new starting point is.

As I grow and expand, and move forward in life, so does my starting point…day to day, moment to moment, and I am OK with that.  My wish for you is that you become OK with where you are…right now, in this moment. 

The gist of all of this is…just because you are Spiritual, never use it as a reason to feel guilty…it defeats the purpose.