-- Erica Jong
I'm almost tempted to let Erica's insight stand alone without commentary. She pretty much says it all. The only thing I might change is the word "terrible" to awful. I really don't think that it's so terrible that we have no one to blame. Instead I find it freeing, empowering, exciting.
Awful, meaning full of awe, seems to capture that condition much better than terrible. Sure, there's some terror involved. The terror of self-responsibility. But mostly, no one to blame, is awesome. Because the flip side of no one to blame is no one to restrict you either. You see that your life is all of your own making.
That doesn't mean that everything is all hearts, smiley faces, and unicorns jumping over rainbows. Who, other than a tween girl, would want a life like that anyway? Stuff that you don't like still happens once you take your life into your own hands, but how you respond to that stuff changes. You no longer play the victim. Instead you choose to use that stuff to create a soulful life. No blame, no shame.
Today's a perfect day to quit playing the Blame Game. Take a scrupulous self-inventory: Who are you still blaming for the life you currently live? Release them, release yourself, all by letting go of blame. Take back your responsibility, take back your power, take back your fun! Your life is your creation. You are the Michaelangelo of your own life! Create, share, enjoy.
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