I struggle with the difference between blame and responsibility a lot. It is like I am hard wired to pin blame somewhere, and I am finding it is a pointless activity. So what is the difference between blame and responsibility? Not much really, blame is just feeling bad about something you are responsible for. That feeling keeps me rooted in the past, and makes it difficult to make amends for what I am responsible for. My first step in moving from blame to responsibility is to stop seeing these events as problems. All problems are really opportunities. Reminding myself of that helps me dissipate the bad feeling and apply my resources more effectively.