Recently, I was flipping through a popular magazine, and I came across an article that said something like this: If someone hurts or betrays you, instead of being angry and blaming them, ask yourself why you let them treat you that way.
This sentiment left me feeling frustrated, and I couldn’t help but wonder, when did we stop holding people accountable for their actions? And why do we blame ourselves when someone treats us badly?
Every day, we have the choice to look for the good in others. Unfortunately, at some time or another, many, if not most of us, will put our trust in someone who doesn’t have our best interests at heart. It’s disheartening, and sometimes heartbreaking, when we find someone we trusted didn’t honor that trust. For many of us, the first thing we do is blame ourselves for “letting” it happen and for not seeing what we think we should have seen.