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was an emotion —a powerful emotional pull. And I don’t know why, but I also recognized that it was time for me to take responsibility for this and to sort it out myself!
Taking responsibility is the first step of many different systems of help and change. For as long as you believe that someone or something else is responsible for your growth, nothing is going to change. The world will continue to hold up the same merciless mirror, reflecting back the same life experience until you acquiesce and agree to take the helm and chart your own course.
If you are not living the life you dream of, and most people aren’t, it’s not your mom or dad’s fault, nor your spouse, your children, the government, the economy, the weather or anything or anyone else’s.
We have all been gifted with the ability to choose what to do in any and every moment. Different choices take us in different directions. But with that marvellous gift of free will comes the responsibility for the decisions we make. In many ways it’s as simple as that!
For years, I’ve worked with people who have stayed in the same job, doing relatively the same mundane tasks every day and only looking forward to their plans on the weekend. I love Einstein’s quote “Insanity is doing the same things over and over again expecting different results.” I’ve heard co-workers tell me this exact quote and yet they never make the change in their life to do what they truly love. I’m sure all of them are very happy and grateful for the opportunity to draw a pay check for their families. But I’m equally certain that many dream of a bigger, better life. I wonder how many of them will wait until someone
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