Thread by @LivingSamsara

I know it's gotten fashionable to #blame others for our #emotions because self #responsibility is difficult and people have been taught to avoid what is difficult.

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But self #responsibility is EXACTLY the perfect level of #difficult because it's an equal opportunity difficulty; none of us are without flaws or errors or #mistakes and we've ALL been wronged (on some level) by something.

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Self responsibility is SO important, that the 12 Steps (of #AlcoholicsAnonymous, #NarcoticsAnonymous, #AlAnon, #Codependent recovery, etc.) is BASED on it.

To be sober, for example, I had/have to take responsibility for the parts of my life that I was/am responsible for.

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Why it's important;

If we #blame people, if it's truly someone else's #fault (whatever the *it* is) then only they can fix us. Can you imagine anything so #dehumanizing or #powerless inducing?

"I am powerless over alcohol; therefore _my responsibility_ to not drink it."

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I have #thoughts and #feelings on #MAGA (hats) and what they represent (to me). Someone else wearing it has different thoughts & feelings on it.

Using #violence #bullying #intimidation on them because of what it represents to you, is how _you_ view MAGA; not them.

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Say it with me: "Self f*cking responsibility."

And do not come at me with #whataboutism and #Trump blaming people problem and #MAGAts being this or that.

Again, SELF responsibility. You want #freedom from your painful symbolism of #MAGA?

Practice self-responsibility.

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