Things will go wrong sometimes. This basic fact of life is so easy to understand yet incredibly difficult for many people to accept. We don't have to like it when things don't go as planned, but most of us can certainly deal with it better.

Regardless of the situation, when adverse things occur, our tendency as human beings is to blame.

Blame rhymes with shame and lame for good reason.

Blaming is just a tremendous lost learning opportunity. When we blame someone or some circumstance it gives THEM power over the situation. "I was tired because..., he didn't do..., she didn't listen to... etc. This is our natural reaction of rejecting responsibility by blaming another person or situation for the mishap.

So next time rather than blaming, try accepting some of the responsibility and fixing things yourself and learn from the situation so it doesn't happen again!