Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda: Live in the Present/ Find Your Future

by Parrott, Les

• ISBN13: 9780310240884
• ISBN10: 0310240883
• Edition: Abridged
• Format: Audio CD
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

We all have something in our past we regret. Something said or done we wish we could take back or live over again. Regret, if unchecked, ushers in a more hazardous emotion sure to wreak havoc in our lives--guilt. And guilt that lingers too long turns into shame--the most toxic of human emotions. But when you overcome your regrets, when you learn what you can from what shoulda, coulda, or woulda been and move forward, you are doing holy work. When you step beyond the shadows of your past to become the person God intended, you are doing the most noble of human deeds. You are fulfilling your destiny. After years of working with people caught in the guilt trap, author Les Parrott has pinpointed six steps for relieving guilt's pain and reducing its attacks--steps that keep you from getting caught in this trap again. Start with an assessment of your ''Regret Quotient." Each of us has devised several erroneous ways for coping with regret that leads to guilt. Chief among them is blame. We blame God, others, and ourselves. Learn a better way by tapping into genuine sorr