Step 5 - benefits of confession
- Marvello V
- May 23, 2020
- 1 min read
One of the dictionary definitions of confession is “to own or admit as true”. Most, if not all of us, have experienced a moment of conscience. It’s the feeling that you have to admit something that you did, and you either want to tell the person you did it too or to admit it to someone else. And after we admit what we did there is a sense of relief. As if the guilt we’ve carried is now removed from us.
Admitting, or confessing, our wrong doings brings freedom. I use the analogy of a mental shackle that keeps us trapped in guilt or regret. Once we confess what’s on heart our mind is released from the shackle. It will feel like a weight has been lifted from us.
Too many of us carry the burden of guilt because of things we have done to others. When we share what we’ve done with another person, it not only frees us but reminds us that we’re not alone. We’re not alone to carry the burden, and we’re not alone to experience the hurt that comes with confession.
I encourage you to open your heart to confessing your truth; the truth that’s held you bound to your past and prevents you from moving into a new future. Give yourself time to find the right person to share your confession with. It’s important that you feel safe, and after you’ve confessed that you don’t feel judged. Choose wisely.
“Difficult thoughts lost their poison when spoken aloud.”
—Nina George, The Little Paris Bookshop.
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