Accountability..

You know in this day and age people speak of accountability as far as it relates to sports and stuff which is not that important in the big picture of real life. In sports for the most part it is just about winning or losing, all get paid regardless. Only the fams and the ones who placed the wrong bet lose. However, in real life whin one does not assume responsibility for ones actions, many can suffer as a result.

Instead of beating a dead horse about why things happened, I feel ones time is better spent on fixing what has gone wrong or picking up the pieces of what is left and doing the very best we can with what we have to work with. Just waiting for things to get better will not do it. We need to take action, immediate action! No one is going to solve things for us, but in most cases their are those who can help. Maybe we need to seek for help from individuals or institutions put into place to help those with the very same type of problems we are facing. Take advantage of what is out there. Don't wait to get a flyer in the mail with all the numbers and places where help can be found. Use the PC! Find out how and what you must do to start making things better. Don't wait til tomorrow. Do it now! If for some reason or other you cannot do this on your own, then have those who are able and are affected by the situation lend a hand. If you can not contact these people or places because your name is not on the contract or whatever legal matter it may be, then you must, if you are directly affected by the innaction of another, you must do all that is within your power to see things through. Maybe this means insisting that the certain call be made, that the certain letter be sent or whatever action is required. Make it your job to push the issue til it is no longer an issue. If you don't do anything, chances are nothing will get done and the matter will get worse, much worse. Allow others to be accountable for their inaction. Don't protect someone by not letting them know that things are bad. You are not helping anyone, and you are robbing them of the opportunity to fix things before it is too late. Why would you do that? Remember things did not get to this point overnight, so they aren't going to get solved overnight. But you can and must start taking all steps to make things right. Find the proper assistance and if the first one does not work try and try again until it works. If your first phone call has no results, call again, ask to speak to the person who can best help you. Make a personel visit to the bank or store or whatever institution that is the issue, speak to whoever is assigned to work with customers in your situation. Even if you need to take a day off work, remember in the long run this is for the best. Use one of you vacation days, or a sick day. Prevent this from going any further. It will not solve itself. If you work at it however, it will get solved or you will see more clearly what you must do. No one can make us accountable but ourselves. Not acting is the worst thing one can do. So find out what it is you need to do or help the one who is in the position to act to do so! Once the wheels are in motion things will get done one way or another. And remember that when it comes to leagal matters, if something is being actively worked on, no negative action will be taken against you. If you however do nothing then those in position will do what they have to do. They will not offer any help until you ask for it, and even then you must insist. It is you who needs the help, not them, and they owe you nothing!