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What Benjamin Franklin Taught Me— Yesterday

Are you angry that others disappoint you?
Remember you cannot depend on yourself.
~Benjamin Franklin

I get on my high horse at times about things people do.  My latest rant has been about people who don’t return calls or answer personal emails from me.  Maybe they have asked me a question, or even asked me to do something for them.  I respond and then I don’t hear anything—nothing.  I am left with not only not knowing the ultimate outcome, but am also left resenting that I put my self out for them.

Last night, I was in full rant mode about this, and then I received this quote:

Are you angry that others disappoint you?
Remember you cannot depend on yourself.
~Benjamin Franklin

Hmm, its true, I am sometimes undependable.  I do not keep my word all of the time.  How I interpret the quote, is essentially, clean your own house before you criticize another.  Now that is humbling.  It was also a wake up call for me.

I am now on a mission.  I am looking to see, checking myself out, to find those things in me that I criticize others about?  Am I doing the same things they are?  If I am, I am cleaning it up.

I bring this up to you because it may be useful for you to take a look at yourself.  It may make a difference to you as it has for me.  If this seems not very important to you, that’s fine too.  Who am I to criticize?

In the space below, please share about some of your aha moments and what you have done to bring them into being a lasting part of your life.  I look forward to hearing from you!