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Tip-Off #46 - Be Forgiven

Tip-Off #46 - Be Forgiven

"The banality of guilt is that it is such a convenient substitute for responsibility.” - William Sloane Coffin, Jr.

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Oct 29, 2022
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(Notes and reading at the end.)

Guilt is depressing. "Just look on the bright side!" Countless self-help books line the shelves of bookstores. "How to be guilty" is not a known title. There is "The Power of Negative Thinking" (2019), but it's a con. The sub-title is "An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results.

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