Glennvale Ct Cumming, GA 30041 See the end of this report for reprint information. Once your let go of guilt, then you go out and change the world. Later, Peter went on to help spread Christianity throughout the world. While this article isn't about religion, the example of Peter's great guilt over his denials of Christ, and his overcoming of his shame and guilt, exemplify the importance of self- forgiveness. Whether you've smoked for a year or a lifetime, you probably have experienced guilt or shame about smoking.
Many smokers feel shame over their own failure to control themselves.
Guilt and shame paralyze and polarize. The sad thing about guilt and shame is that it is often the result of incorrect perceptions of a situation. When you finally got back together with that person you may have found that they had forgiven you long ago, and they wished that you were in their life again. It's too late now for me to quit. I might as well keep on smoking.