Responsibility

What is responsibility? Why is it important to be responsible? Who defines what responsibility is in our life? Most people have a basic understanding of what responsibility is and how they use it in their day to day life. However, most do not understand how deep it goes for self.  We live in an emotionally driven world where we are defined by our emotions. We base some of the way we respond on how others feel about our paths in life and the decisions we make about our life.

I want to present an ideal to you about responsibility on a deeper level.  First, we must define what responsibility is.  Responsibility  is when we take ownership of our obligations we decide to adapt.  This is a combined definition of the word but in short...responsibility is ownership. To take ownership of ones obligations goes across many borders.  The most important part of the definition to focus on is...ownership.

Regardless of how you believe you became, we have an obligation to ourselves to take ownership of us.  It is us who is responsible to getting our needs fulfilled.  Our needs became our responsibility the day were were born.  Although as a baby, we aren't fully capable of fulfilling our needs on a physical aspect but certainly on an emotional and mental level.

When a baby cries, it's letting the caregiver know that something is needed, whether the baby is hungry, wet hurt, or desires to be cradled.  The infant is expressing it needs to have a vital need met. As the baby matures, the baby learns to develop need meeting cues to indicate to the caregiver they need attention.  Most caregivers learn the cues the baby gives off and know what they mean. These cues are now automatic that lets the individual know that a need is needed.

As we get older, the responsibility to fulfill a need is slowly transferred to the individual...you.  We become responsible for our own mental, emotional, and physical needs.

Why is it important to be responsible? It is our duty as human beings to be responsible for self.  Passing off responsibility states that we do not have what it takes to provide our own support.  It is our birthright to take responsibility of our own actions, thoughts, and behaviors.  When we place blame on others, we are stepping out of or responsibility and imposes harm on our mind, soul, and then blaming affects the body. Healing can only come from taking full responsibility of our own actions, thoughts, and emotions.

In short, no one knows what we need more than ourselves. We are responsible for the health of our mind, body, and soul.  It was never meant for us to place this responsibility on others.

In the end, responsibility is a right and purposeful for our development in life.  If you decide to step out of this right, you give up the power to heal yourself.

Questions to ask about your ideal on responsibility

• Do I take responsibility for my thought, actions, and emotions?

• Do I depend on others to provide emotional, mental, or physical support?

• If so, what responsibility to I make others problem?