“Marx teaches us to blame the society for our frailties; Freud teaches us to blame our parents for our frailties; astrology teaches us to blame the universe. The only place to look for blame is within: you didn’t have the guts to bring up your full moon and live the life what was your potential.”

– Joseph Campbell, “Pathways To Bliss.”

Some years ago, on a dark night in a howling winter storm I took an oath to stop blaming other things for my frailties, and to live my life. Campbell was right, in that it was the most frightening choice I ever made, and it involved turning away from almost everything familiar to me and find the courage to make my own decisions, and to make them outside of anger or fear. I understood that this is not the way most of the world works, so it was a lonely decision.  So I cast aside the struggle stories and stopped looking elsewhere for things to blame in my life. From now on, it was on my head, my shoulders. And I began to bring up my full moon and find my love and live the life that is my potential. I am responsible for my life.