Blame Game

How to Get Over Getting Screwed

Tiphani N. Montgomery | Posted 04.18.2012

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Tiphani N. Montgomery

Somewhere down the line people came to the conclusion that we were entitled to a great life. Like we're owed it somehow. But the reality is that there is only one person responsible for how the cards fall, and that person is you.

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Why Blaming Feels Good

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Self-Abandonment, Emotions, Margaret Paul, Self Improvement, Personal Growth, Abandonment, Blame, Emotional Healing, Self Help, Personal Development, Inner Bonding, Spirituality, Mindfulness, Blame Game, Healthy Living News
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

Rather than judge ourselves for blaming -- which most of us do at times -- why not look at what the blaming is covering up and learn to lovingly manage the feelings that we are covering up and avoiding with blaming?

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Changing the Blame Game

Dr. Fran Cohen Praver | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Placing Blame, Conscious Relationships, Relationships, Relationships Advice, Place Blame, Blame, Relationship Advice, Dating Relationship Advice, Blame Game, Healthy Living News
Dr. Fran Cohen Praver

A common problem that married couples encounter is what I call the "blame game." By the blame game, I am referring to fights in which each spouse insists on being right and that the other is wrong.

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Why Do You Blame?

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Self-Abandonment, Margaret Paul, Anger, Loneliness, Self-Love, Blame Game, Heartbreak, Judgmental, Self-Judgment, Compassion, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

Why do we blame ourselves and others? What is the payoff?

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How To Strategically Place Blame (To Reduce Your Own Anxiety)

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D. | Posted 11.27.2011

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Ben Michaelis, Ph.D.

If you can be flexible in how you assign responsibility for the rain that falls your life, you can ride the storm out with confidence and prepare for the next bright day.

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Stop Playing The Blame Game

Ken McLeod | Posted 10.06.2011

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Ken McLeod

Your ideas about what is going on in another person are stories in your world of experience. The stories you are telling yourself are not facts. They are your stories.

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Michael McAuliff

Mitch McConnell Offers New Strategy: Blame Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a bad sign for the stalled debt talks, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) ratcheted up the rhetoric in the ongoing blame ...

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Drop the Case

Rick Hanson, Ph.D. | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Making Cases Against People, Letting Go of Blame, Blaming, Love and Relationships, Blame Game, Case-Making, Healthy Living News
Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

Think of someone you feel wronged by: can you find a case against that person in your mind? What's it feel like to go into that case? What does it cost you? And others?

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Stop Blaming Yourself for Your Life

Hale Dwoskin | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Self Help, Blame, Blame Game, Blaming Yourself, Blaming Others, Self-Blame, Healthy Living News
Hale Dwoskin

"You are responsible for your life." At one time or another, you've probably heard this. And although it's true on many levels, it doesn't tell the whole story.

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Divorce, One Year Later

Monah Li | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Recovery, Friends, Divorce, Blame Game, Suicide Attempt, Hiding, Love, Marriage Infidelity, Divorce News
Monah Li

When somebody asked me how I was, I would answer by telling how he was, whatever exciting project he was working on, his health, his problems and his triumphs.

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John Legend, Do Not Help the Accountability Hawks Drive Music From the Classroom

John Thompson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Legend, Education Reform, Teacher Accountability, Blame Game, Michelle Rhee, Bruce Springsteen, Education News
John Thompson

Mr. Legend, yes we can close the achievement gap, but we can not do so by driving "Yes We Can" and other music from our poor schools.

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Obama's Blame Game: It's Not About Turning Out Voters, It's About Protecting Himself

Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hectoring Voters, Rolling Stone, Blame Game, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

There is no internal consistency to the narrative that the "professional left" is suppressing turnout by criticizing Obama, but Obama is not suppressing turnout when he scolds the voters who aren't clapping loudly enough for his achievements.

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The Blame Game

Adam Neiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Adam Neiman

I don't blame the "professional left" or Robert Gibbs or Obama or even Rahm Emmanuel. I blame me. I was one of the last pragmatic progressives that swung from Hillary to Obama.

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McChrystal's Revenge: Everyone Hates Karl Eikenberry

Josh Mull | Posted 05.25.2011

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Josh Mull

I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan. The view...

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Afghanistan: What Happens When Our Allies 'Do More'

Josh Mull | Posted 05.25.2011

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Josh Mull

The military is well aware that it's failing big time in Afghanistan. So rather than admitting our COIN strategy is a flaming wreck, look for the blame to fall on our allies.

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Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures

Clarissa Martinez De Castro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Clarissa Martinez De Castro

As if blaming immigrants for global warming, the financial crisis, and every other ill that is currently affecting our society wasn't enough, Mark Kri...

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Blame, the Energy That Makes Slaves

Grant Cardone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Grant Cardone

If you want to rebuild your business, put all your attention on selling and servicing your clients -- and quit blaming your clients, the banks the economy and the government.

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Cheney Gets Blamed

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Danziger

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President Has Gone Over To The Dark Side

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deane Waldman

Obama has succumbed. The lure of the Dark Side was too powerful. Though he acknowledges that "our healthcare system is broken," he points the finger of shame at people: the doctors.

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The Blame Game: It's Time To Take Responsibility

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Happiness, Responsibility, Russell Bishop, Blame Game, Myths, The Inner Life, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News
Russell Bishop

Last week, we talked about the myth of control and how the pursuit of control prevents people from making real choices. We built on the timeless advi...

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Sarah Palin Playing the Blame Game: Missed it by One R

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Schweitzer

For those of you who have already forgotten the nightmare called Sarah Palin, let us review a few basic facts about this walking political abomination.

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Now That Election Is Over, Its Back To The Crisis

Danny Schechter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White Collar Crime, Blame Game, Plunder, Justice Department, Economy, Eliot Spitzer, Fbi, Alan Greenspan, Business News
Danny Schechter

When Spitzer and his counterparts began investigating large mortgage companies, it became clear that if there was a crime going on, and it was massive and institutional, not just individual.

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Let the Blame Game Begin

James Carville and Paul Begala | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Carville and Paul Begala

We have a message for our Republican friends: It is time to point fingers. We are pro-finger-pointing. And here's the most important thing about finger-pointing: you have to start early.

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The Blame Game - No Winners

Deane Waldman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Personal Responsibility, Blame Game, Health Care System, Medical Malpractice, Healthy Living News
Deane Waldman

Blaming gets you what you think you want right now, not what you really need or want long term. When something bad happens - terrorists blow up the T...

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Blaming the Poor

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Politics, Subprime Mortgages, Poverty, Economy, Cnn, Obama, Fox News, Stock Market, Election, Blame Game, Financial Collapse, Business News
Sasha Abramsky

Let's get real here: People borrowed because they were presented with offers they couldn't refuse. They were told that home ownership was the path to prosperity and a chance to realize their dreams.

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