Taking Responsibility
What we cause, we can change. There it is; up front, the
conclusion of the lesson right at the start of it.
I need to
get to it and be clear so no feelings are hurt beyond what is required for the
lesson to sink in.
If I were to violently push you down
in the mud, everyone watching would clearly see me as the villain. But if we
came back to the same place 40 years later and you were still sitting in the
same spot, everyone would look at you.
I have a
long flight that leaves real early, so I’ll get right to it; we may not have caused the thing that
happened to us, but if we continue to wallow in it, we become responsible for the
way we have responded.
Get up and see that life is good, can
be better, has highs and lows, and is worth living.
I am genetically predisposed to
alcoholism, so I don’t drink. I didn’t cause the predisposition, but I must
choose how I respond to it.
I’m often
asked why I have never drank, my answer is simple; I don’t want to turn that
switch on; I don’t know how bright the light may be.
You may be
able to drink just fine, but you don’t have my genes.
We all have
our own journey and I can’t judge your hilltop from my valley, but I can surely
help you along your way.
(If that last
sentence made less sense to you than it did to me, then you are still reading
and still with me.)
Here’s the thing, take responsibility for
your own life and allow others to do the same.
We are on this journey
together; the more responsibility we all take, the better our world will be.
Be you, be responsible,
be change.
Bertice Berry, PhD.
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