When Nancy and I take our early morning walk we can choose from multiple trails and paths. Yesterday, Nancy decided to walk the path that weaved through a local park. As usual, Nancy had me on a leash because it was required in that park. I also was aware that Nancy was purposely keeping a distance from other dogs and people as we moved through the park so to not disrupt those who were there before us.
At one point I saw a man standing in the middle of the playground with his dog but was really shocked when that dog with teeth bared and growling lunged towards me. Then with his mouth around my neck tried to pin me to the ground.
When Nancy tried to get him off me, he then attacked Nancy.
Nancy began screaming at the owner to restrain his dog and put him on a leash. In response the owner just passively stood in one spot said he didn’t have a leash. With that, Nancy became angry and said she was going to call 911 if he didn’t take control of his dog. All he could say was, “I am sorry, and I don’t think that is necessary.” He obviously was not interested in being held accountable for his or his’s dog’s behavior.
Finally, his wife was able to provide a lock cable to serve as a makeshift leash, at which point the dog was restrained and they left the park.
Now I think almost everyone has had at least one incident where they were not fully accountable. At the same time, I found myself wondering how a grown man could rationalize having a dog at a park for young children without the ability to restrain them if they behaved inappropriately. What if this had happened to a young child instead of Nancy and me?
This incident also got me to thinking about how crazy things can get when someone isn’t willing to be accountable, and how easy it is to resolve problems when people are willing to be accountable. With this in mind, I encourage you to think of ways you and/or others can stay present and subsequently be accountable in all walks of his or her life.
If you would like some help learning how to stay present in difficult situations so you can be accountable in all aspects of your life, 
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