11-17 June 2018

Taking responsibility for your choices is a big, sometimes confronting thought. Although the beliefs and attitudes we have taken on may have come from our parents or other role models in our life, we are ultimately responsible for taking them on. Sometimes facing beliefs is difficult as well as eye-opening. Have you taken on beliefs of others without investigating for yourself?

Actions also speak to us about how much responsibility we have chosen to take on and whether or not we are happy to have put ourselves in certain positions. It is a wonderful feeling when we feel we can rely on others to be there for us when we need them and know that they will carry out whatever task respectfully agreed upon, whether it be in our personal or working life. The person we want to rely on most though is ourselves.

We help others feel good when they know they can rely on us to carry out actions that we have agreed to be responsible for – and we feel good when we have honored our word and feel even better when it is acknowledged – even if it’s only acknowledged by yourself.

We have a big impact on not just our own life, but the lives of others, by how we react to situations and people in challenging times or even everyday situations. This is a responsibility we have to ourselves, to our own sense of who we are, and who we wish to be.

The person we need to be most honest with is ourselves and once we have taken on that responsibility we set ourselves free – ironically taking on responsibility is empowering. Which area of your life do you want to empower?