The Freedom Found Beyond Blame

In this episode, I'm sharing a personal update on my ongoing hip journey and something I've been reflecting on along the way.

After years of surgeries, I've noticed how often people want someone to blame. Sometimes they blame the surgeons. Sometimes they wonder if I made the wrong decisions. It comes from a place of caring, but it has made me ask a deeper question: Why are we so uncomfortable when there isn't someone to blame?

I also share the story of a gentleman I work with who experienced a stroke. He told me that after he stopped going to work, many people didn't even notice he was gone. It would have been easy for him to become bitter or resentful, yet he chose something different. He carries himself with gratitude instead of blame, and his perspective has become one of my greatest teachers.

Nature reminds us that there is no competition among flowers or trees, and sometimes things just don't grow well---and there is nothing to blame.  It just is.

What if we're meant to live that way too?

Join me as we explore paying closer attention, letting go of blame, and remembering that perhaps we were never meant to live as "me versus you" or "us versus them." Maybe we're here to be partners in one another's lives, helping each other grow with a little more kindness, understanding, and compassion.

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