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It seems like human nature to blame... to find fault so that we don't have to be accountable or responsible... it's somehow comforting to be able to say... look what you made me do... or look how you made me feel...
It's difficult to do, however, in the end we are all responsible for our own behaviour and reactions... and when we recognise this... things start to change...

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