Worrier to Warrior - Lesson 3, Redeeming Guilt

Worrier to Warrior

Jewish Secrets to Feeling Good However You Feel

Contentment. Happiness. Satisfaction. Confidence. Good moods. Enter any bookstore and encounter a colossal army of self-help guides that promise to

point the way to these highly prized emotional goals. Why do so many humans find the pursuit of optimism such an endless battle?

We yearn to experience the benefits of positive emotions: we long to feel enthusiastic, happy, optimistic, serene, self-assured, and hopeful. But so many

of us are bogged down by negative emotions, such as anger, shame, fear, guilt, worry, and disappointment. Life has much beauty and brilliance to offer, but we can neither sense nor sample it if we are mired in negativity. Often, our internal oceans of adverse emotions leave us bereft of vigour and verve.