Finding excuses can become the reflexive response, the path of least resistance to self-absolution.  Rather than taking responsibility when it is appropriate, very creative excuses can proliferate.  "The dog ate my homework."  Well, if nobody remembered to feed Fido, who can blame the poor beast? 

Youth may be a temporary excuse, but some adults never fully grasp the whole responsibility "thing", either.  It's much easier to blame someone else when things go wrong.  "It's not my fault!" or "It's not my job!" can quickly become personal mantras for those unwilling or unable to assume responsibility.  After all, if we behave responsibly people will expect more of us.  Then we'll have to do more and then we'll further raise expectations of us, etc.  Before we know it, we'll have made a lot more work for ourselves.

It's as if some folks work really hard to figure out the minimum amount of work they can get away with.  But if this calculated energy expenditure strategy is discarded, the potential for personal accomplishments can quickly increase.  

A "responsibility deficiency" is particularly challenging in an intimate relationship.  We quickly come to expect a certain type of behavior from our partner.  For example, it's nice to know that our mate will remember to put gas in the car rather than having us make an emergency stop on the way to work the next day.  We expect that they will be on time as promised.  Responsibility is an integral part of the bigger concept of trust.  

Sure, we all screw up sometimes, and most people are tolerant of an occasional screw-up.  But if those lapses become more routine than rare, our partner or co-workers may reasonably come to question our level of commitment and the relationship -- whether intimate or professional -- suffers as a result.  Worse yet, any attempt to deceive or cover up the lack of responsibility the relationship quickly can find itself on a slippery downward slope toward  serious problems.

OK, fine.  But what does all this have to do with astrology?

I'm glad you asked.  Most of us would agree that astrology can help guide us through life, cautioning us when pitfalls may loom ahead and making us aware of opportunities that we might otherwise not take full advantage of.  But ultimately, it's up to each of us, working as individuals, to use our God-given potential responsibly.  Getting caught up in the shame/blame behavior benefits no one.  

To get the most out of our lives, we're obligated -- both to ourselves and everyone we come in contact with -- to behave responsibly.  Why risk having to look back on our lives at some future date and say, "I wish I would have ..."  Why hold back?  The time to take responsibility for our actions starts now.

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