Are you over experiencing guilt?

Happy Monday and post-Mother's Day, friend! I hope you had a great weekend and moment celebrating the 'mom' in you or your life.

I did a podcast interview today with the lovely Rebecca Rankin of Women's Moon Wisdom where we dove in deep about the Akashic Records, why it's helpful and how it can support you on your soul's journey - especially if you're a woman.

One of the things we discussed was GUILT.

I don't know about your experience with this energy and emotion (GUILT) but I've had a long-standing rebellion against GUILT.

👉 I was raised Catholic and something in me at a very early age didn't fully resonate with this religion and vibe. I mean...I love Source/God/Spirit, Master Jesus and Mother Mary, but I wasn't down with the priests, pressure and the whole guilt thing.

👉 I was raised in an Asian family and culture where guilt was a finely honed weapon that you used when you needed someone (like your child) to do something they didn't want to do. I learned how to recognize when this tactic was used on me and it frustrated me to no end. At the age of 35, I faced the guilt by simply putting my boundaries in place and saying NO. Did I disappoint people? Probably. Is it my problem to handle their emotions and disappointment...NO.

👉 I was raised in a culture where women serve the family, and taking ANY time for self-care or self-improvement was deemed selfish and self-centered. I realized that if I didn't take care of myself, I'd be a BEAR to deal with, and the guilt afterwards was way worse than the 15-20 minutes per day that I needed to be a good, calm and balanced mother, partner and friend.

Somewhere along the way...when I began to awaken on my spiritual path, when I started to seek higher guidance and when I truly began to unconditionally love and accept myself...I realized that GUILT only served to separate me from my higher self and Source.

You read that correctly: Guilt separates you from your Higher Self and Source.

You might wonder why would GUILT do this?

🛑 If you feel guilty when you choose to take care of yourself, you're disconnecting yourself from your primary needs of love and attention.

🛑 If you feel guilty when you choose yourself in a relationship (especially one that's not healthy), you're not listening to your Higher Self's wisdom to love yourself and set the bar high for how others treat you.

🛑 If you feel guilty when you spend money, you're not trusting in Source to provide more and be your source of abundance.

🛑 If you feel guilty for taking time off, you're not trusting that you know what's best for your body, mind and spirit.

🛑 If you feel guilty for enacting your boundaries with friends, family and others, you're only setting up the pattern to be walked all over.

GUILT is NOT your friend. You know what is?

Unconditional LOVE. Unconditional acceptance. Unconditional WONDER. Unconditional receptivity.

Guilt doesn't help you evolve, it only causes you to stay in the past and list your wrong-doings.

Who has time for that?

Not me, friend. I'm too busy living, and I encourage you to get busy doing the same thing.

Source would not have given you this blessed and bountiful life so that you could spend the majority of time feeling bad for what others don't have or get.

So here's how I invite you to handle guilt this week:

• Write down a list of what you want in life
• Look at that list daily and tell yourself - "I absolutely DESERVE THAT!"
• When guilt arises, simply tell it - I don't have TIME for you. I'm too busy living.

Now do yourself a favor...look at this list and take action. If you don't...you'll just feel guilty.

It's got to be EASY when you're handling guilt or you'll feel guilty that you're not handling it well. Do you see the painful paradox here?!?

So be in action. Be bold. Step into your big, dream life. I AM, and there's no one that can make me feel guilty for asking for what I desire.

You know why?!? I know that Source will provide so all I have to do is be open to receiving it and carrying a grateful heart along the way.

Do it with me. Stay the course and don't take any guilt from anyone else.

Bless up,​
Anne

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