It is important to remember that no one is responsible for your pain, your suffering, your joy, or your abundance. You are responsible for it all. You may be thinking, Whoa, that sounds a bit rough. I didn’t ask for these conditions in my life.

The fact is that we can sit around and blame the world for our conditions. We can even blame ourselves, but none of this is constructive. Guilt is a negative mind set that serves only to take away from you and others. What we have created is already created, and wallowing in guilt, shame, or blame will not make it better. In fact, it will serve only to make things worse. You are the boss of your life. You decide if you will take action today toward empowerment or stay stuck in a backward decline of guilt. Each second is a new day, a new chance to turn it all around, so you decide in each moment.

The power of regret far outweighs the power of guilt. Regret in this sense means seeing how something causes us pain and vowing never to inflict that on any other living being. It gives us strength and empathy to not only change the conditions of our lives but those of others as well. Guilt, on the other hand, serves only to create a mind of feeling sorry for ourselves. The mind of guilt says, “I am a bad person,” whereas regret looks into the past and acknowledges it and then thinks, What can I do about it? Here are some synonyms of guilt: fault, blame, sin. Here are some synonyms of regret: repent, mourn, be sorry. So there is no power in feeling guilty. Let us use the power of regret to move forward as opposed to the power of guilt to keep us stuck in cycles of blame. These are just words: it’s the state of mind, the way of being I am describing here.

I implore you to make all of this your own, so it makes sense to your psychology and hero’s journey. You are well on your way and path. Be steadfast. Don’t allow back steps to deter you, for the hero journeys to discover the elixir which he or she can bring back to the people. Gain a resolve for the world, perhaps start with your loved ones: how can you be of benefit if you were more positive, joyful, and full of genuine love to the youth in your life, or anyone for that matter? Working on our self is selfless. The world will benefit far more from a person who is good humored, humble, and strong as opposed to anxious and angry, or whatever the circumstance.

Go forth with courage, be brave and remember: Never give up! Many people have the habit to give up right before the race is over, because they didn’t realize they had about one percent left. Often insecurities sabotage success because they don’t feel worthy. Too often we give up right before the end or before the change. Let’s transform this habit and stay the course for the good of all beings. Because as Gandhi said, “We must be the change we wish to see in the world.”

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