[Kaspian]

Originally Posted by Gabriel.B

GUILT:
Feeling guilt about things, I'm guessing I have to forgive myself, which I do do for mistakes I've made in the past. What I'm not sure about though is what I should do about the guilt I feel everyday; I feel guilty for any form of consumption or waste, which adds up to quite a lot, so essentially I feel guilty for indirectly supporting the polluting, plunder and 'destruction' of the planet.

Another thing I feel guilty about a lot is the fact that I'm doing nothing about changing the current state of the world (which I might have mentioned earlier in the thread)

It sounds like your belief about your negative impact and lack of positive impact on the planet is not working for you. Beliefs can be true or false. If given a choice between a "true" belief that doesn't work for me and a "false" one that does, I would rather have the "false" belief that empowers me, helps me grow and learn, gives me a way to view the world that increases my effectiveness, and/or makes me feel better about myself than a "true" one that makes me feel bad about myself. Whether your belief about your impact on the planet is "true" or not is irrelevant.

Please give yourself the freedom to be who you are and live your life fully. The fact that you care about the well-being of the planet *does* make a difference, because it leads you to make different choices.

Please forgive yourself for the things that bother your consciousness. Love yourself enough to recognize that guilt can be a form of self punishment, and you'll be happier without it. You'll be more effective without it, too.

Originally Posted by Gabriel.B

I'm studying an art degree while cooperations and multi-billionaires are moving into their final faze of world-domination and as an entertainer (concept artist) I'm only supporting the distraction of the public to these important events. This may not sound like something to feel guilty about, but it's a real heavy weight on my shoulders.

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Originally Posted by Gabriel.B

VALUES:
Yes some of my values and actions are in conflict, eg: caring for the planet or the good of humanity, yet indirectly ruining the planet and thereby killing humanity etc, etc (It's an endless chain that branches into many areas)

About values: see Living Your Values first, and then check out the Values Test.

Originally Posted by Gabriel.B

As for the last question, I'm not quite sure what you mean, like a form of meditation where you meet your future self? (Like Steve has mentioned) or is it something else?

It can be. Future self, higher self, or glimpse into your full potential. Who would you be if you moved forward unimpeded by guilt, fear, etc?

Originally Posted by Gabriel.B

How do you go about raising your beliefs in your self-worth and abilities? I suppose I could do it in the form of affirmations as well?

Forgiving yourself will do a lot. Explore your fears, uncover the fears under the fears, and find the message they have for you. They may show you the next action to take. Replace beliefs that don't work with ones that empower you. (IE - replace your belief about your existence harming the planet with one where you recognize that your awareness, care, and concern do good.)

Do an experiment where you explore for 5-20 minutes what it might feel like to love and approve of all aspects of yourself. What would your beliefs be? What feelings would you feel? What changes? What stays the same? Fully experience what loving yourself feels like. From there, if you choose to do affirmations, they will have meaning, rather than being only words.