taking responsibility

It is an interesting balance.  When to know to take responsibility for a thing, and when to understand that you have done everything that you can, and it is time to let a thing go.  There is nothing else that you can do.

I tell our staff to take responsibility and give credit.  Give credit to others, even if you were involved in a good thing.  And take responsibility for a problem, even if you were not at the center.  Avoid throwing others under the bus.  Give them a chance to succeed, every chance that you get.

So the thing that happened in your life, it may not be your responsibility.  If it is, than take it and work on it and try to make it right.  But be honest with yourself.  If it was not your responsibility, then release yourself from the burden and the guilt. 

Doing the right thing is an every day challenge for those who care about life.  Sometimes it means admitting to myself that I need to do better.  Sometimes it means not taking on things that really belong to someone else.  Knowing the difference between the two is a very interesting tightrope walk of life.  May God bless you and give you strength in your choosing of how to handle a thing.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.