Take Responsibility
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Take Responsibility
Whatever your troubles may be, you can always find something or someone else to blame. But there's nothing of real value to be gained by doing so.
Certainly there are many factors that influence the events and outcomes in your life. The best things to focus on, however, are the things you can control.
Sure, the weather or the economy or the government or your next-door neighbor may have inflicted some difficulties upon your life. So what is the best way to move forward?
Resentment and anger will do little more than waste your time and could likely make you ill. Building an elaborate case of blame for what has happened will drain your energy and leave you no further ahead than when you started.
Instead, consider forgiveness. Even though someone else may be to blame, consider the freedom and power and control of taking full responsibility for your own situation.
When you focus on blame, you position yourself as a helpless victim. Choose instead to take responsibility, and you'll live life on your own terms.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright ©2007 Ralph S. Marston, Jr.
Certainly there are many factors that influence the events and outcomes in your life. The best things to focus on, however, are the things you can control.
Sure, the weather or the economy or the government or your next-door neighbor may have inflicted some difficulties upon your life. So what is the best way to move forward?
Resentment and anger will do little more than waste your time and could likely make you ill. Building an elaborate case of blame for what has happened will drain your energy and leave you no further ahead than when you started.
Instead, consider forgiveness. Even though someone else may be to blame, consider the freedom and power and control of taking full responsibility for your own situation.
When you focus on blame, you position yourself as a helpless victim. Choose instead to take responsibility, and you'll live life on your own terms.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright ©2007 Ralph S. Marston, Jr.
Nature Girl
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I needed to read this today, to remind me what a mind-waster it is to live with resentments eating away at my serenity.
As long as I am the best person I can be and as long as I live my life well and am true to my values and dreams, it doesn't matter what others say or do or think. I can't control that, nor do I want to. If I know in my heart that all is well, then I am at peace with the world.
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As long as I am the best person I can be and as long as I live my life well and am true to my values and dreams, it doesn't matter what others say or do or think. I can't control that, nor do I want to. If I know in my heart that all is well, then I am at peace with the world.
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