It’s easy to blame others for our unhappiness or misfortunes in life. A good example is the BP oil spill. Everyone is pointing fingers. One article I recently read was blaming George W. Bush, even though he’s been out of office over a year now. Blaming others solves nothing. In fact, it only undermines our efforts to change our situation to something better and more positive. If we wait for others to make things better, we will be waiting a long time and will be very disappointed at the end result.
If you are unhappy with your life, job, finances, or relationships, guess who is to blame? There is only one person to look at. The person you see in the mirror each morning. That is the only person that can make things better. No one else can do it. No one else should do it.
Each of us must be accountable for our own actions. When we do this, then can we experience positive change and growth in the right direction.
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Im not sure about that. It gets complicated politically. George W Bush was responsible for a heck of a lot of de-regulation and lack of oversight that simply hasn’t been reversed. Bill Clinton deserves much of the blame for the recent housing collapse which took place years and years after he was out of office. It was under his presidency that they were forcing the hands of lenders to give loans to people who couldnt pay them. I think when you have that much power, there is a lot more blame to pass around because sometimes the effects of your policies aren’t seen for years, sometimes even generations later.