Off The Hook

As a society, we keep asking, "What has happened to us?" Here is a theory for you to ponder. We have become a society of quick fix, not my fault, excuse accepting, bunch of sympathetic whiners. Now, I am sure that this doesn't apply to you, so bare with me as I point out the flaws of others(I'll get to mine in a bit). I'm depressed....take a pill. I'm the wrong ethnic decent...settle for something less. I'm to young/old...give up. My Mom/Dad wasn't in my life...that is why you are the way you are. I was abused as a child...we should cut you some slack. We allow excuses from our selves and others. We go to those who will be sympathetic to our needs and let us off the hook of responsibility for our actions. We have lowered the standards of human responsibility. I'm not saying that we shouldn't be empathetic to others' needs, but to hold ourselves and others' to a lower standard than what we deserve is wrong. Stop letting yourself off the hook for you actions or the lack thereof. If you are overweight, it is probably because you refuse to change your eating habits and exercise. If you are lazy, it is probably because you refuse to turn the TV off and do something productive. You don't live in poverty because you have to, you live there because you have chosen to. We allow excused to run our lives. We keep looking at what we can't do instead of looking at what we can do. Maybe you can't run a marathon, but I bet you could walk to the end of your street. You might not make a millions dollars this year, but most fast food places are hiring and some money is better than no money. It's your life, why are you letting yourself off the hook of responsibility of living it to it's fullest? No more excuses, no more pity parties. If something isn't right in your life, change it with the ability that you currently have. It may not fix it completely, but at least you have started down the path. The rest will work out when the time is right. 

I don't read as much as I would like...all because I won't turn the TV off. I weigh more than I would like because I won't change my eating habit and exercise. I'm not where I would like to be in my life because I have allowed fear to hold me back in some areas. I take responsibility for my life. I don't blame growing up without a Father, I don't blame being abuse by a "father figure", I don't blame growing up without a silver spoon in my mouth. It's my life, and if I don't like something about it, I and I alone have to change it. Society allows me to place blame where ever I want and settle for less than what I am capable of. I won't allow it. I used to play that game and it got me nowhere except unhappy and depressed. Take back control of your life and don't allow yourself off the hook. I am my biggest constructive criticizer. I don't beat myself up over my mistakes and missteps, but I critique myself and work on improving what I can improve. Begin today.

Dream Big...Pursue Big...Live Big