Affirmations:
I
am willing to be fully response-able for myself and my life?
I
seek always to be more mindful and conscientious of the choices I make.
I
choose to listen to my words and live the truths I share.
I
appreciate what I teach with the quality of my thoughts, words, actions and
choices .
Are
You Willing and Able to Be Responsible?
Are
you willing to take care of yourself and your responsibilities?
Are you
responsible for your words and your behavior?
Do you manage
your life with integrity living true to your values?
Do you live like
everything you say and do matters?
To be
‘responsible’ means being able to respond to everything with integrity.
We are responsible
for our emotional state and expression.
We are responsible
for our relationships and keeping our agreements.
We are responsible
for our physical health and well being.
Are
you honest with yourself?
Do you notice
when you are off purpose?
Do you evaluate
how you are living each day?
Do you listen to
and follow the words you say?
You
are responsible for your thoughts.
You are responsible
for your words.
You are responsive
for you behavior.
Everything you think
and say and do is expressing you.
Do
you want the next generation to act and live like you do?
Do you feel
pleased with your own life choices and behavior?
Do you want to
live in a world with others talking like you?
Do you want
elders and youth, those you love and strangers to learn from you?
It is
easy to forget or neglect your highest values.
It is responsible to
remember to live by your principles.
It is immature to
blame and shame others for you action and inaction.
It is mature to be
responsible for your own choices, interactions and words.
Do
you strive to keep your agreements?
Do you apologize
for broken promises to yourself and others?
Do you make no
assumptions about others’ motives and intentions?
Do you stop
yourself from criticizing anyone including yourself?
When
we blame and shame others for what we do, we are making them responsible for
our choices.
Responsible adults
make conscious choice for what they do and say.
Responsible people
observe themselves, acknowledge their mistakes and correct themselves.
When we are honest
with ourselves, we focus on our own integrity and learn from everyone.
Are
you willing to notice and confess and correct our own mistakes?
Are you willing
to clean our own living standards, thoughts, words and actions?
Are you willing
to be mindful of your own happiness, health, finances and relationships?
Do you see that
your choices and living example are your best teaching for those around you?
At the
end of each day, stop and review what has been responsible and true for you.
Be willing to learn,
correct, apologize, make amends and take responsibility for it all.
Be grateful for your
willingness to be responsible for your life and the choices you make.
Everyday you will
grow, heal, encourage and appreciate how responsible you truly are.
Let us appreciate
our willingness to ’grow up’ and ‘grow in’ to the responsible caring people we are.
Betty Lue
Responsibilities
for Adults (From Betty Lue)
Do you know how to think, speak and behave conscientiously?
Do you know how to treat others with respect and kindness?
Are you willing to learn to be responsible in all relationships?
Do you know the difference between right and wrong?
Treat others as you want to be treated.
Forgive
everyone and everything, for all time, including yourself.
Be
courteous and helpful.
Give
your best, no matter what others do.
Make
no assumptions, and recognize you do not know.
Keep
your agreements and your promise to yourself and others.
Take
turns in your interactions and following procedures.
Be
fair in your decisions and choose what is good for all concerned.
Eliminate
all cruelty or destructive thoughts, words or behaviors.
Think of others as you want to be thought of.
Stop
judging, complaining and gossiping.
Stop
negatively thinking about yourself and others.
Forgive
and erase all thoughts and behaviors that are hurtful.
Speak to others as you want to be spoken to.
Use “please”
and “thank you”, even with children.
Talk
in a pleasant tone of voice to everyone.
Stop
demanding and expecting: respectfully request.
Don’t
pretend you know, when you don’t know.
Basic Responsible Behaviors
Eradicate
addictive behavior and create healthy choices.
Clean
up after yourself, in your relationships and your home.
Follow
through on your plans, projects and promises.
Clean
your house and car, your mind and messages.
Treat
the environment and earth with conscious respect.
Stop
excessive spending and Save your money.
Be
respectful of the people and possessions in your life.
No
drunkenness or disorderly behavior.
No
swearing or name-calling.
Never
abuse unhealthy food, drink or drugs.
Stop
expecting others to do for you what you don’t do.
Live with respectful words, kind thoughts and positive behavior in clean
home.