21. Take Responsibility

21 Habits of Happy People

21. Take Responsibility - “Happy people know and understand that they are 100% responsible for their life. They take responsibility for their moods, attitude, thoughts, feelings, actions and words. They are the first to admit when they’ve made a mistake.”

Once when I was 20, I was at someone’s house for dinner. The patriarch who was a psychologist introduced the notion that we are responsible for everything that happens to us. Well, you can imagine the conversation that was sparked around the table. How can we be responsible for what others do to us? Anyone who was nurturing their inner victim was totally against this idea. Certainly it got me thinking. What if this is true?

You can imagine how my thoughts were busily trying things on for size as I say. I started noticing patterns in my life and I started seeing that I had created patterns and was still creating them. Then I realized that if I was responsible for everything that happened in my life, good or bad, I had the power to change anything. Wow! Power to create my life. So then came applying. Because what we must remember is that we are kind of like toddlers. We need to be told 478 times before we get it (if we’re lucky). So I took my baby steps and started chipping away at the ego that was clinging to the drama, the blame and stories I was telling myself to justify my life. Now I am so far away from who I was in my 20’s but so much closer to who I am.

“Begin today by taking responsibility for your happiness. Work on developing these habits as your own. The more you incorporate the 21 habits into your daily lifestyle – the happier you will be. Most of all: BE TRUE TO YOURSELF.” I couldn’t agree more.

I hope you enjoyed this series inspired by the writing of Elbert Hubbar, 21 Habits Of Happy People. I really enjoyed my exploration.

Namaste!

Bianca


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