Comments on: Mea Culpa http://www.wemightbekin.net/bonecollector/?p=965 Connecting the World One Bone at a Time Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:05:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Deb http://www.wemightbekin.net/bonecollector/?p=965&cpage=1#comment-33726 Deb Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:05:14 +0000 http://www.wemightbekin.net/bonecollector/?p=965#comment-33726 <a href="http://www.wemightbekin.net/bonecollector/?page_id=283" rel="nofollow">June</a>, I don't think I'd go that far. While it's true that our lives do ultimately come down to the choices we make, we are sometimes simply victims of circumstance...no matter the choice. In that respect, "everything" can never be any one person's fault completely. What is important is that we acknowledge our mistakes and, as Lachlan said, "own" them instead of coming up with elaborate schemes and explanations for our behavior in an effort to lay the blame somewhere else. That is how not only relationships began to heal but how we as human beings begin to heal as well...from the inside out. It's a process, not an event...and learning to fall on your sword does tend to take quite a bit of practice to get it right. Trust me. I still practice regularly...out of necessity. :) June, I don’t think I’d go that far. While it’s true that our lives do ultimately come down to the choices we make, we are sometimes simply victims of circumstance…no matter the choice. In that respect, “everything” can never be any one person’s fault completely.

What is important is that we acknowledge our mistakes and, as Lachlan said, “own” them instead of coming up with elaborate schemes and explanations for our behavior in an effort to lay the blame somewhere else. That is how not only relationships began to heal but how we as human beings begin to heal as well…from the inside out.

It’s a process, not an event…and learning to fall on your sword does tend to take quite a bit of practice to get it right. Trust me. I still practice regularly…out of necessity. :)

]]> By: June http://www.wemightbekin.net/bonecollector/?p=965&cpage=1#comment-33722 June Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:52:10 +0000 http://www.wemightbekin.net/bonecollector/?p=965#comment-33722 It's my fault. It's all my fault. I could sit back and blame the imperfections of my life, as it is, on a whole slew of circumstances, but the bottom line is....it's my fault. I made the choices I made. I, and sometimes... often times, others suffer the consequences along with me. But truly, it is MY fault. So, what to do? Make better choices. Rectify the poor choices I made. Make the hard decisions, do what's right. For me, for mine. Because everything that has happened in my life, in our lives stems from the choices I made. It's my fault, and I'll fix it. Mea Culpa It’s my fault. It’s all my fault. I could sit back and blame the imperfections of my life, as it is, on a whole slew of circumstances, but the bottom line is….it’s my fault. I made the choices I made. I, and sometimes… often times, others suffer the consequences along with me. But truly, it is MY fault. So, what to do? Make better choices. Rectify the poor choices I made. Make the hard decisions, do what’s right. For me, for mine. Because everything that has happened in my life, in our lives stems from the choices I made. It’s my fault, and I’ll fix it. Mea Culpa

]]> By: Deb http://www.wemightbekin.net/bonecollector/?p=965&cpage=1#comment-33718 Deb Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:03:19 +0000 http://www.wemightbekin.net/bonecollector/?p=965#comment-33718 Well said! Well said!

]]> By: Lachlan http://www.wemightbekin.net/bonecollector/?p=965&cpage=1#comment-33717 Lachlan Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:53:54 +0000 http://www.wemightbekin.net/bonecollector/?p=965#comment-33717 Owning one's mistakes can be a tough, tough thing to do. But it goes a long ways towards repairing the damage. Owning one’s mistakes can be a tough, tough thing to do. But it goes a long ways towards repairing the damage.

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