{"id":739,"date":"2010-03-31T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/03\/how-to-stop-suffering-forgive.html"},"modified":"2010-03-31T12:00:28","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T12:00:28","slug":"how-to-stop-suffering-forgive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/03\/how-to-stop-suffering-forgive.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Suffering: Forgive and Move On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"OLofWL2 Fountain of Guilt.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/import\/OLofWL2%20Fountain%20of%20Guilt.jpg\" width=\"310\" height=\"450\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span>Guilt is an emotional experience that occurs when a person believes that he or she has violated a moral standard.<br \/>\nOh MY! ALL I did was have a little piece of cake!<br \/>\n<em>Guilt a.k.a. Dieter&#8217;s Shame is the lack of ability to forgive oneself for an alleged wrongdoing.<\/em><br \/>\nYou have done something (perhaps you ate the entire bag of chips before you even got to the check-out counter), thought something (you want chocolate more than anything and will do anything &#8211; even drive 50 miles if you have to &#8211; to get your hands on a bar, especially dark chocolate), or felt something (you feel sad and lonely now that Betty Crocker no longer lives with you)  . . . . that you believe to be &#8216;bad.&#8217;<br \/>\nThese alleged crimes and misdemeanors have a mysterious hold on you (me, too, by the way). We are swimming in guilt (backstroke anyone?), because we cannot forgive ourselves.<br \/>\n<strong>Are you ready to let go of the suffering?<\/strong><br \/>\nHere&#8217;s some food for thought <em>(calorie-free, fat-free, carb-free &#8211; no need to feel guilty-free)<\/em> about guilt.<br \/>\nGuilt can overwhelm us and block the rest of our emotions. In other words, you can become so consumed with feeling guilty that you are unable to fully feel joyful or fully feel dreadful!<br \/>\nWhen you are feeling guilty, you may not be able to sort out your feelings, which can lead to impulsive decisions and behaviors.<br \/>\nOr!!!!! On the positive side of the coin, you could use your feelings of guilt as a motivator for change. You could become so uncomfortable with the discomfort it brings that you are willing to make positive or useful changes.<br \/>\nAnd that&#8217;s when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a> enters your picture.  Confess your dietary transgressions. Move on. You never again need to berate, beat up, dump on, dislike, criticize, be angry with, pass judgment on yourself ever again!<br \/>\n<em><strong>All Is Forgiven. Move On!<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em>New Point of View:<\/em> I no longer need to carry this guilt around with me. What a load off! I can send Our Lady of Weight Loss my guilty confessions and receive forgiveness from her, yes, but more importantly from myself. Woo Hoo!<br \/>\nMantra: All Is Forgiven, Move On!<br \/>\n<strong>More Food for Thought:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/03\/jesus-portion-control-and-the.html\">Portion Control and the Last Supper<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/03\/1-minute-video-cure-energy-inf.html\">One Minute Energy<\/a> Infusion!<br \/>\n<em>Spread the word, NOT the icing!<br \/>\nJanice<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Join with Janice Taylor, your Life &amp; Wellness Coach, at Omega<\/strong>:<br \/>\nOur Lady of Weight Loss EnLIGHTens; Health, Happiness &amp; Well-Being &#8211; Janice Taylor, Life &amp; Wellness Coach, Hypnotist, author &amp; 55 pound big-time-loser, is on a mission.  She wants to make health and weight loss fun and create balance and harmony in our life.  For more information about her life-changing workshop at The Omega Institute, our nation&#8217;s most trusted source for wellness and personal growth &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eomega.org\/omega\/workshops\/0fdc3a8dcc71f2f84a729e85696a16c6\/\">READ ON<\/a>!<br \/>\nCurious about coaching and how Janice Taylor can help you live your best life? <a href=\"mailto:janice@ourladyofweightloss.com\">Write Janice<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Follow Janice on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/OurLady\">Twitter<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php#\/profile.php?sid=d82081eb96fa8033ec096ad6ccfd2b0a&amp;id=557881698&amp;hiq=janice%2Ctaylor\">Facebook<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p>Join the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/kick_in_the_tush_club\"><strong>Our Lady of Weight Loss&#8217;s Kick in the Tush Club<\/strong><\/a>: <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beliefnet\" title=\"Beliefnet\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Beliefnet<\/a> Chapter.<\/p>\n<p>Visit:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\">www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have done something (perhaps you ate the entire bag of chips before you even got to the check-out counter), thought something (you want chocolate more than anything and will do anything &#8211; even drive 50 miles if you have to &#8211; to get your hands on a bar, especially dark chocolate), or felt something&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,70,1207,176],"tags":[3863,3831,151,22,3820,3833,3818,3826,76,3825,159,190,1840,3837],"class_list":["post-739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-emotional-eating","category-janice-taylor","category-spiritual-weight-loss-2","category-weight-loss-coach-2","tag-balanced-life","tag-emotional-eating","tag-forgiveness","tag-guilt","tag-happiness","tag-healthy-living","tag-inspiration","tag-janice-taylor","tag-lose-weight","tag-our-lady-of-weight-loss","tag-shame","tag-spiritual-weight-loss","tag-stop-suffering","tag-weight-loss-motivation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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