Joy versus Guilt

I’d argue that “guilt” can be the most destructive emotion that runs through us.  It can totally destroy the joy of humanity.  Can we find pleasure in the life that we were called to enjoy when we are continuously feeling guilty about one thing or another?  It is impossible to delight in anything if we are tied up in knots with worry and guilt.  We  become heavily weighted down like a rock making it difficult to dance to the music that should send us lilting through our day.