Our Responsibility Is Our Response-Ability

Life is a very colourful experience. It offers a wide spectrum of feelings and emotions. Not all of them are pleasant or enjoyable—some can even be traumatic—but this is all part of our experience as humans going through this journey. One of the beauties of life is that we get to experience emotions like love, joy, excitement, and peace... but these only exist because we know their opposites. We must experience the dark to appreciate the light.

So, one of the most important things we must learn about life is how we respond to everything—that is the only thing we can control. We can’t control the person across from us who is having a bad day and taking out their anger and frustration on us. We cannot control or fully change (as much as we try) the family member who so desperately clings to their negative habits. The only thing we can change is how we internalize this information and how we respond.

Have you ever thought and wondered how great it would be if you were totally serene and untroubled during a heated argument? The ability to maintain strong composure without allowing someone else's negative energy to influence your being—that, my friend, is a very powerful and admirable skill. This is why our responsibility is our response-ability.

Mastering this in your daily life will allow you to reclaim so much of your energy—no longer scattering it or giving it away to people who cross boundaries and lack any sense of respect. Not only that, but the role model you become for those around you will truly leave them inspired.

"With stillness, muddy waters clear."

This insightful quote highlights the idea that in the midst of chaos and uncertainty, only stillness and peace can bring about clarity and reveal the right path.