Taking Responsibility

There are times when we have situations where we have no control over what the other person is doing. We see them making a wrong decision, yet we cannot control their behavior. To try and control their behavior would not be allowing the person to have their dignity to be their own person. But, what about the responsibility for myself? I have the choice to make my own decisions and take action. We are all human, and none of us are perfect. So, there are going to be areas that we are going to have to take responsibility for. We cannot say that we are completely innocent and that we are not in the wrong. We can control our own thoughts and how we respond to someone else. Maybe, we responded to the other person in a way that was hurtful or negative. We must be able to take responsibility and ownership of our own actions. Looking back, there are many things that I have done that I need to take ownership of. Rather than trying to shift the blame to someone else or reflect on the pain that someone may have caused me, I am going to focus on the areas that I can grow in so that I can learn from these experiences. Instead of focusing on where someone else has done wrong, I can focus on how to better myself.