Last week, I wrote about control and responsibility. Obviously, I do have some responsibility toward other people. I really can’t just throw up my hands and leave everyone to their own devices. That’s no more helpful than trying to control everyone. Flip sides of the coin, you know? But I realized that my sense...
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Let It Be What It Is
To be responsible for my life means I have to let it be what it is. Not what someone told me it was. Not what others think that it is. Just what it is. Instant Pots I really like my Instant Pot. It has worked for us, and I have found some meals that...
Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches
Taking responsibility for my life has mostly happened in my head. Sometimes, though, it’s entirely practical. Like freezer breakfast sandwiches. I actually make these for Eric to take to work with him. He has an hour-and-twenty-minute commute each way. So he is gone before 6 a.m., coffee in tow. But he usually waits until...
Control and Responsibility
Learning to own your life begins by facing your beliefs about control and responsibility. At least, that’s been a vital component for me. Control and Responsibility We are not mistaken, of course. There is a direct connection between control and responsibility. If you are in charge of something–a car, a meeting, a classroom, a...
Taking Responsibility
I want to engage my life. I want you to engage yours. And I am slowly grasping the truth that engagement is all about taking responsibility. The Choice In The Matrix, Morpheus offers Neo a choice: two pills. One will return him to his floating-in-the-goo existence where his whole life happens only in his...