With the holidays approaching, I’m not entirely sure why, but I have guilt on my mind. But let’s be honest, for some of us, guilt is as much a part of Yuletide as cursing at Christmas lights. 

For so many years, I was doing things the way I was taught to do them or how I thought others wanted them done. What I didn't realize was that, my actions were very often guided by guilt. And while guilt still lies dormant in me, it’s no longer my Global Positioning System. Guilt only brought me to where other people wanted me to go—it never brought me where I wanted to go.

I’ve decided to invest time and energy into stopping the cycle. I’m simply not ok with making others feel bad about making decisions that support their mental and emotional well-being—no matter if I understand their reasoning or not. But, that belief comes as a direct result of acting on behalf of my own personal well-being and experiencing the freedom that offers me and my family. Once I was able to stop allowing guilt to control me, I was ready to stop using it to control other people.

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