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in the art of decision making, the human being would reflect on earlier decisions that were made and their outcome. They would then use this reflection to make the new decision. What a wonderful thing, this means that no past experience would go without purpose and could be used to make a more desirable NOW!

In addition to developing the art of reflection, a value system also needed to be given to the choices that the evolved man would now be making. Desirable or wanted would become "good" or "right", while undesirable or unwanted would become "bad" or "wrong". These distinctions are not of the Spirit, they are of the ego mind. When these distinctions are combined in the ego mind with reflection, then emotions such as guilt and all it counterparts start to emerge.

What to do with this pesky guilt
So is guilt necessary? Absolutely, positively not! Is it still present and alive in society today? Of course! So where can you begin? Although I am telling you that guilt is not necessary it doesn't make it unreal, just like many of undesirable emotions that we may encounter. So rather than trying to stamp out guilt, start by using it as an alarm that alerts you to a mind wandering into thoughts that are not to your advantage. By doing this you diffuse charge behind the emotion and empower yourself. Also you are using your awareness of the now moment that is necessary to develop your intuition. Now you can get back to the art of creating more of those newer, fresher, better NOW moments!

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