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Have you ever had the universe realign and remind you that you need to get your shit together? I’ve been pondering the concept of accountability for the last two days. For example, two nights ago, I came across an Instagram story of a woman venting her frustrations over not getting back some of the books she loaned to her friends. She then went on to share that she had to replace them. At the end, and with much conviction in her voice, she emphatically expressed her discontent, and that deeply impacted me. Anyway, the reason I share this example is that as I listened to her story, I was reminded that I also didn’t return a book that a close friend lent me. However, there is a caveat to my situation. For one, I kept the book because I used it as a reference for a book report. Secondly, I know myself well enough to know that I would be as forthright and honest if my friend asked me to return the book earlier than I expected. Lastly, I don’t use the word “friends” haphazardly, but I question if I could truly call those people in her situation friends if I couldn’t trust them enough to be honest and accountable. That said, I’d prefer not to speculate on relationships I don’t know about, so I will end with this question… How would you handle a situation similar to hers? And how would you go about holding the people you call your friends/family/peers accountable for stuff you allowed them to borrow?
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