Response-Ability

We seem to take our life-philosophy for granted when things are going well. It is only when life challenges us in ways that force us out of our comfort zone that we have a chance to experience the difference between what we think we believe, and how we really feel. Isn't how we feel a habitual series of emotional reactions from which we create the narrative and memories on which we base our identity? True choice seems to come from our ability to take responsibility from a place of creation, as opposed to defending our survival from a habitual state of reaction.

Responsibility. Our ability to respond. Response-Ability: A cultivated, creative force within us that grants us access to take action beyond the limits of previous definitions of our personality. Isn’t our personality just the narrative we've created based on our past experiences, as opposed to taking responsibility for who we choose to become?

Where in your life do you feel challenged at the moment, and how can you take responsibility for responding in a creative way which is not limited by who you used to think you were? True growth, freedom, and transformation are born beyond the box of our self-definition. All options are available, including the ones we’ve never considered choosing before. For fun, why don’t we identify one area of our life where we can choose to break the habit of reaction. Let's take a deep breath right now and consider taking the risk of putting down our fear so that we can find out what might happen if we took an approach we have never allowed ourselves to take before. As an experiment, let’s try that. Ready...go!