Day 9 – Just what is personal responsibility and what does it have to do with spirituality? I am so glad you asked. On the other hand, maybe I just assumed someone would ask, so I will gladly tell you.
Personal responsibility begins with the way we think, and then affects the way we speak, the way we act, and the things we do. It all comes down to character, which always comes down to our spirituality, or lack of it.
For example, I have to take responsibility for what goes on in my head. I decide what I want to think about, and I decide where I go, and I decide who I spend my time with. I must assume personal responsibility for all this. Even if someone encourages me to do something, I can always say no. I do not have to comply just because someone wants me to do something.
Since I decide what I do, where I go, and whom I spend my time with then I must accept responsibility for the results. I pretty much create my life. Yes, there are things that happen that are out of my control, but many times, it is not necessarily what happens that makes the big difference, but how I respond to it. It is what I do because of what happens, or what people say to me, or do to me. My reaction decides how it affects me in the long term.
Meditation for today: I need to remember to stay positive even if others around me choose to be negative.
Prayer for today: God, help me to remain positive, accept responsibility for my life, and not become bitter if others do not do as I expect them to.
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