All You Need Is… Accountability*

*Sorry to rain on your parade, Beatles, but the love is implicit: to be accountable for oneself is an act of [self] love in and of itself.

*Sorry to rain on your parade, Beatles, but the love is implicit: to be accountable for oneself is an act of [self] love in and of itself.

There’s a reason why romantic love is such a common theme in popular culture: it’s so much easier to love others — or at least become infatuated with them (!)— than love yourself.

Why? Loving yourself doesn’t merely “require” honesty, but demand it; it’s an act of respect, but it’s also one of celebration.

Lying to yourself is futile when the only person you’re betraying is yourself.

Accountability is a little easier — emphasis upon the ‘little’, of course. Whilst difficult and painful, it “only” requires you to face yourself. The proverbial ‘man in the mirror’ must, eventually, be forgiven — but there’s a long and winding road to take before then. One that requires honesty and compassion, but only implicitly. You don’t have to go out, all-guns-blazing, steadfast in your belief. The only requirement is a desire, however tentative, for something differe…