When do we start taking responsibility for our own actions? It appears that we no longer own our actions. Owning our actions, involves taking personal responsibility for what we do. Why is it that when something goes wrong, we need some place to lay the blame? Read More
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July 16th, 2006 by Rose DesRochers · 8 Comments
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Wrote: Jul 17, 2006 at 2:52 am
Good or bad, I have always made it a point to be accountable for my actions. If it’s good, then it’s okay. But if it’s bad and has hurt someone, I ‘ve always asked to be forgiven. ‘Great insight, Rose. Thanks for visiting my photoblog.
Wrote: Jul 17, 2006 at 10:14 am
“Why is it that when something goes wrong, we need some place to lay the blame?” I suspect it is because we humans are both lazy and selfish. Our disire for comfirt and to avoid the “hard path” leads us to seek an easy way out.
Like an addiction the more we avoid resposibility the more we willing we are to avoid it next time untill the time when we are willing to do something we would normally consider “bad” (lie, cheat, steal, kill…) to continue to avoid responsibility.
I think that path exists within all of us.
Wrote: Jul 17, 2006 at 1:54 pm
Matt, Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts, regarding my article “Taking Responsibility for our Actions.”
We live in a world of double standards. The best way to encourage our children to become responsible is to be responsible adults ourselves.
Emer, thank you for dropping by.
Wrote: Jul 18, 2006 at 2:59 am
no, thank you rose for a stimulating topic.
Wrote: Jul 18, 2006 at 9:18 am
Interesting topic but lack of accountability can have tragic outcomes.
There is a missing five year old child, Destiny Norton, in Salt Lake City. She went missing after going outside at 8:30 Sunday night following an alleged dispute with her parents. When you start determining who is responsible or accountable, who will it be?
Destiny- she went outside
Parents- let her go outside unsupervised
Law Enforcement- unprepared for assistance
Person of interest- wrong place wrong time or potential suspect
Previous jury- acquitted person of interest on previous crimes
NCMEC- no posting of disappearance or poster
The case has yet to be resolved.
Wrote: Jul 18, 2006 at 2:05 pm
I accept comments from all different kinds of people. I value your comments especially since it seems that you are experienced in writing.
Wrote: Jul 18, 2006 at 3:17 pm
Thanks Jason for your off topic comment.:)
Don, interesting points that you bring up and I think we have seen first hand the harm that results when there is a lack of accountability. I just Googled Destiny Norton as I was not familiar with the story. I had not viewed Google news yet today.
My heart certainly goes out to the family and again good question.
Wrote: Jul 19, 2006 at 12:26 pm
Wonderful article Rose! You raise excellent points and questions in this piece, and tie together every day examples into it for dramatic illustration. Taking responsibility for our choices and lives,is a constant excersize. The more we do it, the better we get at it, the better we get at it, the less time we devote to excuses, so we can devote more time to what makes us happier people.
I’m going to have to link this one!
Hazel.