Confession Cleanses The Soul
The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. ~ St. Augustine
There's something about Brandon.
People feel comfortable sharing their darkest secrets with me. I guess it's a number of things that contribute to this phenomenon. One of my top two favorite books, The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz taught me the importance of never gossiping — to only use your words in the direction of truth and love. People know they can share their secrets with me in confidence.
I also take pride in being a great listener. Whereas, most humans are only concerned with their own perspective — thinking of what they're going to say next while the other person is talking, I do my best to remain conscious of staying silent while listening to another person speak.
Finally, I've studied several subjects that help me know what a person is thinking or feeling based on body-language and intuition. Combined with my knowledge of advanced interrogation tactics, I'm able to help the person along as they're trying to express themselves. It may take several "sessions" to get everything out, but for the most part, you're not going to get much past me. Even when I know I'm not getting the entire story, I'm making mental notes — saving the information for a future session.
All-in-all, my goal is to help humans become their authentic selves. By opening up to me, and shedding all their guilt and other emotional poison, I know I'm helping them with the healing process. At times, these "confessions" contain information that I won't be happy with — on a personal level — especially when the offending party is a girl I'm dating or a close friend.
In these difficult situations, I do my best to put on my "Jesus sandals" and demonstrate compassion — even if the information I'm hearing breaks my heart. I'm more interested in nurturing the person who's "confessing," helping them elevate to higher levels of personal accountability. I'm more concerned with their personal growth, than pacifying my own feelings or getting "mad."
It takes a lot of courage to confess "sins," especially if you're confessing to the person you've "sinned" against. However, the benefit you'll feel — the release from guilt — will be worth it in the long run. I expand on these issues in the following chapters of my books:
Chapter 21 "Spiritual Hydrogen Peroxide" of Your Truth Will Set You Free.
Chapter 11 "Truth Heals" of Follow The White Rabbit.
To quote President James A. Garfield, "The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable."
Today's article is designed to give you the courage to set yourself free from your own self-created prisons. All humans make mistakes. However, all humans can set themselves free from the bondage they've created for themselves.
Make things right by being accountable for your mistakes. Tell the other person what you've done (if they don't know). If you've offended them in some way, tell them that you're sorry. Try to help them understand your perspective, and why you made the decision you did.
While you might not always be able to "confess" your "sins" to the actual person you've offended (for fear of your safety), you can talk about your mistakes with someone you trust — preferably a professional, so your secrets will be safe.
You have the keys to your prison door.
If you're ready to evolve out of your creepy caterpillar lifestyle, you're going to have to be honest with yourself — and others — regarding your misdeeds. You'll never evolve into a beautiful butterfly if you're weighing yourself down with regret from mistakes in your past.
Confess your mistakes.
Ask for forgiveness.
Accept the consequences of your decisions.
Move forward and thrive, applying the wisdom you've gained from the experience. =)
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Posted by Brandon Merhout aka NN at 1/12/2012 5:51 PM 
Categories: Relationships, Peace, Truth, Personal Development, Forgiveness, Friendship, Family, Deception, Listening, The Past, Conscious Creation, Compassion
Tags: confession cleanses the soul should I confess my sins why do people go to confession how can I tell my spouse I cheated confess your sins learing from my mistakes
Categories: Relationships, Peace, Truth, Personal Development, Forgiveness, Friendship, Family, Deception, Listening, The Past, Conscious Creation, Compassion
Tags: confession cleanses the soul should I confess my sins why do people go to confession how can I tell my spouse I cheated confess your sins learing from my mistakes
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