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Guilt, of course, is feeling bad about one’s actions, but shame is feeling bad about oneself. Failure, embarrassment, weakness, overwhelming worthlessness, and feeling disgracefully “less than”—all permeating the marrow of the soul. Mother Teresa told a roomful of lepers once how loved by God they were and a “gift to the rest of us.” Interrupting h
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- You feel guilty when you rest.
- Your self-esteem is largely based on good performance in your career.
- Productivity is more important than health.
- The belief that hard work = happiness.
- You feel lazy even when you are in pain, experiencing trauma or adversity.
- You use busyness as a means of avoiding needs
If guilt works on you, recognize that this is your problem and not theirs.
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The single greatest challenge for any ambitious person is eliminating the guilt associated with free time and rest.
To begin to understand why the fear is there, we begin by understanding the difference between shame and guilt. Guilt is when you feel bad about what you have done. Shame is when you feel bad about who you are.
Chris McAlister • Figure That Shift Out
Guilt is another attempt by the ego to create an identity, a sense of self. To the ego, it doesn’t matter whether that self is positive or negative. What you did or failed to do was a manifestation of unconsciousness — human unconsciousness. The ego, however, personalizes it and says, “I did that,” and so you carry a mental image of yourself as “ba
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