ESSAY #20 5.21.21 POSTED 12.14.21

In Reliable Truth, Guilt & Shame Not Required


We often let unexamined emotions like guilt and fear get in the way of looking at the facts. We defend what doesn’t need defending, unconsciously believing that we are accountable or responsible for things that happened before we were even born. The sad part of this is that we simply can’t acknowledge the reliable facts about the past that are impacting the present. There are those who have difficulty moving forward when those facts aren’t acknowledge, left with a chasm where trust should be. What would happen if we could just acknowledge the reliable facts?