Joanna Russell

As people, we’re good at lots of things.  We’re innovative, so we invent new technology; we’re creative, so we express ourselves artistically; we’re sporty, so we strive to win; we’re intelligent, so we come up with new ideas.

But there are other things we’re also good at, and maybe we shouldn’t be.  As human beings, we’re really good at blaming.  We blame everyone and everything.  We blame others for our failures, for our shortcomings, for our disappointments, for our bad decisions.  We blame the weather, we blame our neighbours, we blame the teachers; we blame the doctors.  You name it, we blame it.  Blame!  Blame!

Why do...