Living by Example

"Some favorite expressions of small children: “It’s not my fault. . . They made me do it. . . I forgot.” Some favorite expressions of adults: “It’s not my job. . . No one told me. . . It couldn’t be helped.” True freedom begins and ends with personal accountability." - Dan Zadra

It's too easy to say "It's not my fault," "I didn't do it" but excuses don't change outcomes. What you make out of today, you make out of today; the result is fully yours. If you want better control over outcomes, you have to take responsibility for it.

The process of living is a kind of living by example. We get examples, because we do things and we get results. Then we have the opportunity to consider whether we liked the results and want more, or whether we would prefer different results. We tend to get to caught up in the result itself - as if it were some separate entity from ourselves.

Take it into your hands and your consciousness as if it is merely a product of your making, and you garner the ability to mold it as clay in your hands.

Forget the excuses. They are not worth the breath it takes to let them out of you. Begin to mold and shape life by taking responsibility.

Blessings.
- Darshan

© 2009 Darshan F Jessop