The Urban Sherpa - Path to a Clear Conscience

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The Urban Sherpa keeps a collection of stories and curios filed under Mythic Proportions.

Path to a Clear Conscience

February 23, 2008

Repeat this phrase: "It's not you. It's me."

Practice often. Practice in front of a mirror, if that helps. Practice till you sound convincing. Practice till you nearly believe it yourself.

By accepting the blame for other's shortcomings, you not only protect yourself from difficult, possibly hurtful conversations, but also from losing faith in the prospect that there are still likable people out in the world. If you were to focus on the truth—it's not you, it's them—then you would surely lose hope.