Wednesday, June 6,
2012
Today's Gift
Today's Gift
To err is human; to blame
it on the other guy is even more human. --Bob Goddard
We are on a path that leads us to become better
people with greater insight and stronger character. A central theme on this path
is learning to take responsibility for ourselves, our mistakes, and our choices
as we deal with our situations. We can make progress on this path by noticing
our defensive reactions when we make a mistake or when someone criticizes us.
Our old ways were aimed at shifting the blame or counterattacking to get someone
else off our case. Now we are learning how to take on the blame when it honestly
belongs to us.
One of the first things we need to learn in taking
responsibility is that there is no shame in making a mistake. Everyone makes
mistakes. But some people don't accept responsibility for them, and others do.
We have much greater respect for someone who does. Admitting when we were wrong
doesn't mean speaking in vague generalities, saying that "mistakes were made."
It doesn't mean saying, "Yes, I did this, but only because you did that." It
means saying what we did or didn't do and laying the facts out there for us and
others to deal with. When we can do that, forgiveness almost always follows
shortly.
Today I will hold back my defensiveness and admit
the facts as they are.
From the book Wisdom to Know by Anonymous
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