When I channel Joshua with individuals and in groups, I feel his immeasurable compassion for others. Embedded within his unconditional love for us there is a wave of forgiveness.
I asked Joshua to tell me more about this feeling he exudes. Here is what I learned:
From Joshua’s point of view many people carry feelings of guilt. He tells me he is aware of these feelings of guilt in the energy body surrounding us. He floods a group, or an individual, with loving forgiveness as a model for us on our path to complete self acceptance (unconditional love).
Joshua taught me that our feelings of guilt do not come from any other source than the self. Each of us holds a personal catalog filled with beliefs we convert into rules by which we judge right and wrong for ourselves and others. When we break a rule, we find ourselves guilty, and we punish ourselves in many ways. However, even after the self-punishment occurs, many people still carry the guilt in the energy body. Some people will punish themselves many times for a single judgment of wrongdoing.
Within a family or social group, we adopt rules of acceptable behavior. If we break a rule within this unit, we accept the judgment of guilt from the person(s) in authority. This group has the power to judge us only because we accept the rules. Nonetheless, no one can make us feel guilty. All of our feelings are within our own control. When we feel guilty based on the judgment of others, it is because we agree with the judgment.
Again, our feelings of guilt do not come from any other source than the self. Be aware that when we attract people into our lives who attempt to make us feel guilty, this is a reflection from within. The more we accept and forgive ourselves the fewer people appear in our reality who attempt to fed us a platter of guilt. Soon, we stop dining at that table.
Acceptance of my judgment begins when I remember this; when I judge myself or another as guilty, I recognize my judgment as a definition of what I accept as right or wrong for myself. Every judgment I issue allows me to look more deeply into all that I am. I accept that my judgment is a valuable part of my human experience, and it serves an important purpose. I stop attempting to abolish it as I was taught to do by ancient religion or spiritual teachers. I make peace with my nature to judge, and I release any guilt around this natural human behavior. I am loved just as I am.
If there is someone in my life that I struggle to forgive, I look very closely at myself. I ask myself where this “unforgivable” behavior hides within me. This exercise takes extraordinary honesty and courage. I look in the mirror without fear or denial. I allow myself to remember that stuff in the mirror is often exaggerated to get my attention. Most importantly, I understand that the forgiveness I offer to others is incomplete until I completely forgive myself. This is a lesson of Oneness.
Intention to Release Guilt: The pathway to letting go of guilt rests upon acceptance and forgiveness. Forgiveness reveals my ability to accept myself as worthy of love – just the way I am. I am worthy of my love and forgiveness. We all make mistakes; that is human nature. Each mistake made is an opportunity to learn and grow.
If, according to my personal rule book, I did something I judge to be wrong, I apologize. I seek the lesson. Then, I forgive myself and let it go. If the guilt pops up again, I forgive myself. I remember that I am loved without condition just the way I am. I vow to do my best while accepting that I will make mistakes. When I stumble, I forgive myself and begin again.
I am loving everything that I read on your blog. It resonates deeply within. Thank you for allowing Joshua in and sharing his teachings with us.
I am delighted to read that Joshua’s thoughts resonate deeply with you, sweet soul. It is my honor to share with others what I have learned from Joshua, and I continue to learn and practice his ideas. In this sharing, I have connected with the most beautiful and loving people all over the world. We are kindred souls, you and I, and I would like to post a link to your book website here with your permission. Would that be okay?
Guilt is a useless emotion that ensnares our heart and soul in past regrets. There is only the present moment and love…everything else is an unnecessary distraction! Thanks for sharing this, my friend.
Thank you for your insightful comments and for sharing your point of view. I wholeheartedly agree with your intention! I want to learn more about your ideas, so I want to engage in a discussion on this subject. Please read my words with that intention at heart. It’s not easy to have a discussion of this nature in writing because it may sound as if I’m arguing with you. That is NOT my intention at all. Below are more of my ideas and my comments for discussion offered with love and respect, always.
I surely agree that when guilt is used as a process of repeated self punishment, the feeling of guilt is misused (abused), and that takes us away from our experience of unconditional love now. How do you describe a feeling of regret, happening now, around a self-judged mistake? Do you see any usefulness in the acknowledgement of a personally perceived error? From my point of view, our feeling of guilt is not useless if we learn about ourselves and grow from the experience; then, release the guilty feeling right now. However, if we allow our guilt to become a tool of abuse and personal limitation, we missed the learning and growing opportunity. Is it possible that we might repeat that same type of self-judged mistake until the learning and growth occur? I invite you to share your thoughts on these questions so we may learn from each other. JOY!