“Never be bullied into silence.  Never allow yourself to be made a victim.  Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.” – Harvey S. Firestone

Have you ever been around those people who can never blame themselves for their difficulties in life?  Those who always have an excuse for their problems and why they are there EXCEPT for the simple and usually true circumstance that they just didn’t perform or just didn’t do it themselves?

That’s what this post is all about.  I’ve been wondering why so many times in my life and possibly in your life, we have made ourselves victims all the while blaming those around us for our problems.  Why not take control of your own life?  The only way to do that is to take responsibility for our actions and the consequences of those actions.

“If it’s never our fault, we can’t take responsibility for it.  If we can’t take responsibility for it, we’ll always be the victim.” – Richard Bach

If you want to be physically fit, then stop eating junk food and start exercising.  If you want to have financial and time freedom in your life, get past American Idol on Tuesday at 7 and start taking the steps necessary to do so.  If you want to get out of debt, then please, oh please, stop blaming the credit card companies for abusing you and stop using their services.  If you want to do well in school, then put in the work to do it.  I don’t mean to be harsh, but you create the life you want for yourself.  The way you’re living now affects the way you’ll be living tomorrow.  Fix it today and live up to your own expectations.  Everything you want in this life is achieved by you and only you.  Create your future by taking responsibility for where you are at today and where you will be tomorrow.

“Accept fate, and move on.  Don’t yield to the seductive pull of self-pity.  Acting like a victim threatens your future.” – Unknown

Life is good, only if you make it so.  Live, love and laugh!