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Author Name: Jeffrey Solochek
Contact Email Address: [email protected]
WebSite: http://nosugarcoating.info/
Category: Psychology, Religion, Society, Family, Relationship
Description: In order to be able to move forward in our lives we must be 
willing to take responsibility for our past.
Keywords: moving forward, bible, AA, responsibility
Word Count: 513

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Article Content:

In order to be able to move forward in our lives we must be willing to take 
responsibility for our past.  My parents divorced when I was 10. I don't take 
responsibility for the fact that they divorced but I do take full 
responsibility for how I handled my parents divorce. We always have a choice 
whether to go right or left or North or South. If someone in my life says that 
they are starting over but yet they take no responsibility for their past then 
I want nothing to do with them.

My sister in law says that she is cleaning up her life but yet she has never 
said I am sorry for what I did to you in the past or for all the money she cost 
me. She is now visiting my wife at our home but I will not even talk to her 
because as far as I am concerned nothing has changed. She is still the same 
person she was 20 years ago. I will continue to be hurt by what she did to me 
in the past and I will not move forward with her until she learns that she 
needs to take responsibility for all the pain that she caused me.

I don't think I am being unrealistic despite what my wife and her family may 
say or think. A few years ago when I chose to make a new start in life I had to 
first take responsibility for the choices I made in my past. If I wronged 
somebody then I apologized to them. For all the lies that I told I apologized 
to the peoplke that I told the lies to. Someday in the future when I have more 
money I will even be looking at contributing to a charity or helping those who 
have less than I have.

Even in the Bible and with the 12 steps they tell us that we need to take 
responsibility for what we have done in the past. Now I do disagree that a son 
is responsible for the crimes of his father. I am a big believer into doing 
upon others as you would have them do onto you. I am now trying to be as 
positive as possible in my current life but there was a lot of things that I 
had to do in order to get to this point.

If I had stolen like a hundred dollars from somebody and at present could not 
afford to pay them back entirely at least I would make an atempt and give them 
maybe $20 or $30 and I would let them know that when I am able I will try to 
pay them back more of what I owne them but for the present we have to at least 
make an effort.

No matter what you have done up until now, if you take responsibility for what 
you have done then you can move forward. If you aren't able to take complete 
responsibility then at least make an effort.
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Author Biography:


Jeffrey A. Solochek grew up in WhiteFish Bay, Wisconsin but now resides in 
Brunswick, Georgia. He is an established  authority on his niches  of life, 
business, and marketing. Mr Solochek has a lot of great experiences and he 
writes about everything leaving out any sugarcoating.  All his writings 
contains<a href="http://www.nosugarcoating.info/facts"; target="_blank">No BS, 
No Fluff</a>Plus everything he writes always contains a blend of his unique wit 
and humor.

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