tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post854536208665976766..comments2024-01-31T07:41:55.357-05:00Comments on Kathy's Peace: Taking ResponsibilityKathyAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723937251892708482noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-72998447402196644572010-12-14T13:08:00.096-05:002010-12-14T13:08:00.096-05:00What the "it isn't my fault" crowd f...What the "it isn't my fault" crowd fails to see is that blaming others is the same as giving control to others. It puts the power to control everything you do into the hands of someone else.<br /><br />"I'm fat and it is all McDonalds fault." This puts McDonalds in charge of your very life. Or rather, it seems to do so.<br /><br />For some, having someone else in control is comfortable. It makes failure easy to accept because it isn't their fault.<br /><br />We both know this sort of logic is so much hogwash. How much better life is when you refuse to put others in charge. How much better when we not only accept responsibility but get to take credit for our successes.<br /><br />TAGTAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235937547319244705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-8093783962314327612010-12-07T21:42:36.987-05:002010-12-07T21:42:36.987-05:00Kathy, I don't know how I missed this post unt...Kathy, I don't know how I missed this post until now! I could write a book on the foolish and expensive legal battles that are draining the profits of well-run businesses like the one I've worked for the last 22 years. Our litigious society will someday pay the price of our no-fault life style! We opened a brand new facility in 2005; we are still enduring law suits for three "slip and falls" in different areas of the building. Not a single incident had any witneses. One of them is suing for her broken Rolex which she claims is a result of her fall (on a dry, indoor, non-skid flat surface). We caught a vendor stealing the parts from our inventory to sell back to us that same afternoon. We sent him packing, but he mailed an invoice to us. When we refused to pay, he took us to court. He won and we had to pay up...for items he stole from us and "sold" back to us. It goes on and on! Outrageous. Wow, sorry I ranted...your post hit a hot button, I guess!Deb from WhatsInMyAttichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126246734744950335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-54460083498006808462010-12-07T09:38:38.150-05:002010-12-07T09:38:38.150-05:00don´t get me started...don´t get me started...janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848025993329729577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-41823098718577286542010-12-06T11:45:15.849-05:002010-12-06T11:45:15.849-05:00I heard about the case in Connecticut, and could h...I heard about the case in Connecticut, and could hardly believe it. I don't understand why that suit wasn't thrown out immediately.<br />I can't help but think that if we would each accept responsibility for our actions (or lack of actions), we would all be better off.<br />Thanks for a great post.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-80140630123952257652010-12-06T07:15:26.297-05:002010-12-06T07:15:26.297-05:00I get a chuckle out of a family member who will fi...I get a chuckle out of a family member who will fight every speeding ticket (funny, she has many), argue that her child never lies (accused wrongfully once I understand- but multiple times- there is a problem), has a great accountant and pays little tax...but when she was sued the world comes to an end.She was wronged! The world is the way it is because we let it be that way. Sad.Janettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054888725603183006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-54803790983288652302010-12-05T20:28:18.583-05:002010-12-05T20:28:18.583-05:00What a great post, and yet a sad commentary on our...What a great post, and yet a sad commentary on our society. I feel a post of my own coming on...Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-55045344782857632010-12-05T18:52:06.388-05:002010-12-05T18:52:06.388-05:00I like this post. It is so true. In our society ...I like this post. It is so true. In our society no one wants to take responsibility for anything. What are we teaching our children.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-6520406984678697692010-12-05T18:36:55.926-05:002010-12-05T18:36:55.926-05:00People not taking responsibility for their own act...People not taking responsibility for their own actions is one of my pet peeves. People who want to sue over anything and everything is another.Sweet Virginia Breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00880471609039337533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-41878746238557918802010-12-05T16:59:38.120-05:002010-12-05T16:59:38.120-05:00I second that!I second that!Lenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893033655961221069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-67252024028246718672010-12-05T15:54:45.959-05:002010-12-05T15:54:45.959-05:00Amen!! I totally agree!!Amen!! I totally agree!!happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-43633884198441029932010-12-05T15:21:31.901-05:002010-12-05T15:21:31.901-05:00Very thought provoking, not only on an individual ...Very thought provoking, not only on an individual basis but also how that then affects corporate responsibility.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04151504335098388579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-29958419497178958232010-12-05T12:22:37.252-05:002010-12-05T12:22:37.252-05:00Oh Kathy, don't even get me started on parents...Oh Kathy, don't even get me started on parents and their kids not taking responsibility for their actions...often as a teacher (and you know this!) we get blamed for a plethora of things and it starts so young...whatever happened to taking resonsibility for your own actions?<br />...having said that, totally a rhetoric question!<br />good post!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795817810030681267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-85731062110876148972010-12-05T12:17:41.208-05:002010-12-05T12:17:41.208-05:00Hi Kathy, Placing blame is what our society seem...Hi Kathy, Placing blame is what our society seems to do constantly... Nobody wants to take responsibility for their own actions. <br /><br />I was interested to see the responses to my Pumpkin Bisque post... Some bloggers thought that I should have caused a stink and gotten the restaurant to pay for my cleaning and for another dinner or more... That sorta shocked me since I would never have done that.. Yes, I was the innocent victim --but why place blame, only to get something out of it??? It was an accident... The restaurant people were all very nice to me. <br /><br />Those cases that you mentioned are very different from what I went through. The 2nd guy took the attitude that 'stuff happens'--just like I did.. That's more ME and the way I look at life. <br /><br />The first case is an entirely different matter. It just shows how stupid our legal system can be in this country.... GADS!<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-34920300337383226352010-12-05T11:54:17.258-05:002010-12-05T11:54:17.258-05:00I totally agree with you. It isn't an apology ...I totally agree with you. It isn't an apology at all.Purple Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05831681595310623140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419139030012374765.post-42122664904059980812010-12-05T11:50:49.834-05:002010-12-05T11:50:49.834-05:00Taking responsibility isn't easy because it ca...Taking responsibility isn't easy because it causes us to take a good look at our own shortcomings. But that is also why it is so necessary.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.com