Accountability is a necessary level. It does, however, require that a person be in agreement with their having made errors, which in turn speaks to any individual's willingness to see and accept the truth, NOT as something that is blaming or accusing, but is simply BEING a truth. The truth does not have any 'favorites' in its revealing w…
Accountability is a necessary level. It does, however, require that a person be in agreement with their having made errors, which in turn speaks to any individual's willingness to see and accept the truth, NOT as something that is blaming or accusing, but is simply BEING a truth. The truth does not have any 'favorites' in its revealing what is or is not working correctly.
Admitting to a truth is not a negative, it is not painful, but it is a moment of cohesion and even of healing, and when this happens, ALL who have been affected should celebrate and remember kindness as another necessary part of the larger process.
Well put, Richard. Viewing accountability, or personal responsibility, as some sort of punishment or hostile act, has it exactly backwards, in my view. We all make mistakes, and most of us learn from them, however painful or embarrassing. After a decade of damage caused by Trump and his MAGA cult, the absolutely necessary first step is for those who've participated in it to own up to their part in it. Healing begins when personal responsibility is accepted, and not before.
Accountability is a necessary level. It does, however, require that a person be in agreement with their having made errors, which in turn speaks to any individual's willingness to see and accept the truth, NOT as something that is blaming or accusing, but is simply BEING a truth. The truth does not have any 'favorites' in its revealing what is or is not working correctly.
Admitting to a truth is not a negative, it is not painful, but it is a moment of cohesion and even of healing, and when this happens, ALL who have been affected should celebrate and remember kindness as another necessary part of the larger process.
Well put, Richard. Viewing accountability, or personal responsibility, as some sort of punishment or hostile act, has it exactly backwards, in my view. We all make mistakes, and most of us learn from them, however painful or embarrassing. After a decade of damage caused by Trump and his MAGA cult, the absolutely necessary first step is for those who've participated in it to own up to their part in it. Healing begins when personal responsibility is accepted, and not before.