We have all become so accustomed to look for others to blame for our life circumstances and our unhappiness that you may not even notice that you are doing it any longer. Blame is seductive because it makes us right and them wrong. And although our ego feels like blaming others is a quick-fix solution to many of our "problems", it actually is making everything worse! In reality, blaming others takes away your control of the situation and passes it onto another. It prevents you from seeing the whole truth of the issue and blocks you from fully understanding yourself, which in turn can keep you stuck in the same patterns of behavior, which btw are not working for you or stopping you from moving on in your life. Today, set your intentions to stop looking for other people, places and things to blame for your circumstances. People in your life may behave in ways that trigger uncomfortable responses within you. However, they do not have the power to get into your mind and create the buttons that have been pushed-they cannot control the way you react or what you choose to believe about yourself. Today, stop giving away your power and stop blaming others for your unhappiness or perceived problems. Today, take back your power, let go of blame and focus on the lesson at hand.

Just for today, I release the need to blame anyone including myself. We are all doing the best we can with the knowledge, understanding and awareness that we have. It does not matter what other people say or do. What does matter is how I choose to react and what I choose to believe about myself. I choose to love and accept myself just as I am. I am safe and all is truly well in my world. And so it is.