Affirmations:
I am fully and totally responsible for being my best Self.
I am delighted to learn better ways to live, love, give and be happy.
I trust myself to take impeccable care of me.
I value all I am, have, do and give.
Essential
Responsibility
You
will love yourself when you are responsible.
You will respect
yourself when you are responsible.
You will trust
yourself when you are responsible.
You will believe in
yourself when you are responsible.
Most
people do not want or accept responsibility for their lives.
Many people have
never known what it means to be responsible.
Often people have no
role models for honest responsibility.
Kids and adults are
not shown the freedom and joy of being responsible.
Are you responsible?
Do you lean on
someone else to make you feel good?
Do you rely on
someone else to keep you healthy and happy?
Are you aware of
the areas of dependency in your life?
Can you imagine
taking 100% care of your safety and well-being?
Do you plan, purchase and prepare your own meals?
Are you the one
who makes your own best and cleans up your room?
Do you manage
your money, savings, expenditures, budget and earning?
Are you able to
take care of your home, clothing, organization and affairs?
When
we are responsible for ourselves, we feel capable and confident.
When we are managing
our daily scheduling of time and activities, we feel secure.
When we communicate
with respect and gratitude with others, we feel at peace.
When we clear up
mistakes and misunderstandings, we feet satisfied.
When
we say what we mean and do what we say, we are living in integrity.
When we eat well and
sleep well and treat others well, we are being responsible.
When we drop
addictive behavior and have real pleasure in creativity and contribution, we
feel worthy.
When we heal and
clear past conscious and unconscious errors and incompletions, we feel whole.
Be
responsible for yourself.
Take impeccable care
of yourself and all your affairs.
Appreciate the ways
you create goodness and wholeness.
Honor the beauty you
express with your thoughts, words and deeds.
If
you have not learned to be wholly responsible, begin now to learn.
Start with the basics.
Relinquish
dependency on others to do for you.
When you are living
in harmony, you will keep your whole life in order.
Basics of being responsible.
Make your own bed
and keep your room clean.
Plan and prepare
healthy meals daily for yourself and your family.
Take out the garbage
in your life daily. (Release criticism, pain, negative thoughts and emotions,
too.)
Handle all your
earning, contributions, expenditures, savings and taxes responsibly.
Treat your
communications with respect and respond quickly with a generosity of spirit.
Be willing to
apologize and correct all mistakes quickly and easily.
Take responsibility
without guilt or blame for your problems and emotional distress.
Be generous with
your giving and receive compliments with grace.
You
are on your way to learning the art of being responsible and feeling trust and
freedom.
Appreciating
us all in growing into responsible, contributing, capable adults.
Betty
Lue
Responsibilities
for Adults (From Betty Lue)
Suggestion: Always begin with Being as Responsible as a Child (see below)
Do you know how to think, speak and behave consciously?
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.
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.