A light in the darkness

As I was reading the book Real Self-Care, the author quoted various examples. One of them I try to explain in my way. "I feel sorry I spent so much time in the spa when I could have taken care of my family." "I deeply regret not attending to your needs." "How can I relax when there is so much to be done?" I just can't relax." "When I take time for my care, I feel selfish." In my quest to understand what is happening with self-care and help, I happened to meet with some of the harshest realities. Sometimes it seems that I am pushing myself for my self-care and, deep inside, building the base of self-hatred. I started looking into this new and most ignored concept when I started reading the book Real Self-Care . The author showed this with many examples. I got similar things in these two posts about what guilt has to do , and White Hot Truth soothes self-help fatigue as she enlightens it in her book White Hot Truth , which also confirmed ...

We all hear you repent for your sins, and they will be forgiven. We all plan to dip in the Ganges and wash away our sins.  I began my post with these words because, somewhere within, we all feel we are not always right. Our inner conscience had been at work to check our action records and certify whether we were right or wrong. The word guilt is not new to us. The Merriam-Webster  dictionary  defines it as: the fact of  having committed a breach of conduct, especially violating the law and involving a penalty; the state of one who has  committed an offense, especially consciously. So, in our guilt, we have committed either a breach or an offense that calls for punishment.  I was hastily walking on the railway platform as I arrived late to board my train, and I struck an old lady who fell down. Here, it was my mistake, due to which the other person suffered. So, I feel guilty for hurting this old lady. I stop by there, comfort her, and say sorry to he...