Our response to what happens is vastly more important than what happens.
Tag Archives: responsibility
Treating anger
A Course in Miracles provides the sine qua non for the treatment of anger, even if it’s received like a slap in the face: “I am never upset for the reason I think.”
Naked and bleeding
There is no escape from victimhood until we realize that we are responsible for our suffering. This doesn’t mean we’re in control of what happens—we’re not—but we are in complete control of our response to what happens. I can be naked and bleeding and not be a victim. A victim is a victim of himself.
Help yourself
I bear no responsibility for what I cannot change. This excludes my attitude.
Worry
Some people think that they are taking responsibility for their problems by worrying about them. That’s actually the opposite of what they’re doing.
