Letting Go of the Guilt That Keeps You Chained to the Past
âLetting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anythingâanger, guilt, or possessionsâwe cannot be free.â ~Thich Nhat Hanh
One night after my nine-year-old son had just gone to bed, he asked me if I would lay with him, as he was scared. I was getting ready for a busy week and was tired, so I replied, âNo, youâre fine. Go to sleep.â
When he died the following afternoon after being hit by a car, I remembered what heâd asked me. The guilt that followed me from that …