Published on December 6, 2023
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One of the most destructive human pastimes is playing the blame game. It has been responsible for mass casualties of war, regrettable acts of road rage, and on a broad interpersonal level (social, familial, and work-related), a considerable amount of human frustration and unhappiness.I see clients every day who play the “blame game.”📌 It’s their parents’ fault they became fat as kids.📌 It was their college schedule that kept them fat as teens.📌 It’s their work schedule and office environment that prevents them from losing weight.📌 It’s the junk food at home and the lack of support from a spouse that keeps them overweight.📌 It’s obese friends in their social circles who are to blame for not being able to make a lifestyle change.. . . and on and on and on.“𝑃𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑏𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒. 𝐼 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑢𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑, 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚, 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚.” ~ 𝐺𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑒 𝐵𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑤Blame is much easier than accountability.
