http://johnalove.com/wisdom-2/01/2010/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://johnalove.com/wisdom-2/01/2010/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Jess Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:36:37 +0000 http://johnalove.com/?p=331#comment-6 But if we forgive ourselves too quickly, how do we learn from our mistakes? Psychological research suggests that guilt can be quite useful: it makes us aware of how our actions affect other people. This can actually promote closeness and peace. Is there an allowance for a certain amount of "healthy guilt"? Where does our moral compass end and the "void" begin? (Just being the devil's advocate for a certain John A. Love's contribution to the reflections!) But if we forgive ourselves too quickly, how do we learn from our mistakes? Psychological research suggests that guilt can be quite useful: it makes us aware of how our actions affect other people. This can actually promote closeness and peace. Is there an allowance for a certain amount of “healthy guilt”? Where does our moral compass end and the “void” begin? (Just being the devil’s advocate for a certain John A. Love’s contribution to the reflections!)

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