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On the subject of personal responsibility vs. admitting powerlessness, I had it presented to me recently in a novel way.
The typical thing that I get chastised for is that I'm "too hard on myself"--too demanding for results, and too frustrated at myself for not getting them sooner. My (usually internal) retort is that I am taking responsibility for these things, that I may be harsh but I'm still fundamentally right. But the other day I was instead told, "That's some pedestal you've got yourself on there. Thinking you're that good," to get immediate, fully satisfying results every time I set out to get them. Anyway, that really took me aback, to think of it in terms of actually feeding my own ego, instead of abusing my ego like I'd thought I was doing.
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