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🫵 The Habit That Silently Holds You Back

🫵 The Habit That Silently Holds You Back

August 18, 2025

The Blame Game

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve played it. Something goes wrong, and before I even realize it, I’m pointing outward. The system. The timing. The people who should have stood by me but didn’t.

And for a moment, it feels good. There’s comfort in blame. It’s a soft pillow for disappointment, a shield against guilt.

But here’s the truth I had to swallow: every ounce of blame I cast was an ounce of power I surrendered. Because if it’s the world’s fault, I can’t fix it. If it’s someone else’s fault, I’m chained to their choices. And if it’s “life being unfair,” then I’m just waiting for life itself to apologize.

The mirror is harder. Brutally harder. But it’s the only doorway where change begins.

I remember nights staring at my screen, furious that YouTube’s algorithm had buried my work. I’d poured myself into every speech, convinced I deserved more views, more growth, more recognition. And maybe I did. But blame didn’t move me forward, it only kept me sitting in the rubble.

At some point, I had to decide: Would I keep replaying the unfairness, like a broken record stuck on the same bitter track? Or would I pick up the pen, write deeper, speak truer, and tell my story with even more conviction than before?

That’s the paradox no one tells you: Blame feels light, you toss it off your shoulders. But it’s actually the heaviest weight you’ll ever carry, because it keeps you bound to the storm.

Responsibility feels heavy at first, like lifting a stone. But it’s the only weight that builds wings.

So here’s my challenge: This week, catch yourself once, just once, when you start pointing outward. Pause. Breathe. And ask: What part of this can I own?

That single question can be the hinge that swings you from paralysis to progress. From storm to sunlight. From powerless… to free.

Continue to live inspired,

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