Do you ever do something that breaks a rule (or even a law), thinking to yourself that it doesn’t apply to you?
I do.
Sometimes, I use that speed limit sign as a suggestion. I’m a good driver, I tell myself. What harm could +5mph do? Except the sign is a law, not a guideline or suggestion.
But I explain it away. I decide it is ok.
I dare to venture that very close to 100% of people do something similar with some rule or law in their own lives. Someone tells me that they think affairs are bad and unacceptable, while excusing their own infidelity. I once saw a doctor (some years back) tell a patient that smoking was very bad for them, and they needed to stop… while heading out for a smoke break!
I could go on and on.
How do we make those moments make sense? The “Me Exception,” to borrow a term I recently read about. (The topic I was reading about is politically charged, but my observations were meant to note how we ALL do it, every day… and not about the topic I was reading about.)
The Me Exception. We all do it… and it isn’t particularly beneficial to us thriving. It might even be dangerous to the greater good!
Listen in below as we explore your Me Exception.
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