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Taking Responsibility is Power to Change

5-6 minutes

by Arthur Telling
August 14, 2017

from OMTimes Website

Spanish version

Arthur Telling has written numerous stories and articles on

religion, philosophy, and metaphysics.

Telling is author of four novels, including his latest book

"Yancey Gates: A Dialogue with Self," a "how-to" book on
awakening to the present moment. His website is
www.arthurtelling.com
We Create Our Present Experience by Taking
Responsibility

Taking responsibility can be very empowering.

The outer world materializes from within us. At break of

day, before we rise from bed, we mentally consider the
things we will be doing for the day, and sometimes ahead,
to the next week or year, or even our lifetime.

We consciously guide and steer our ideas.

Unknowing or knowingly, we connect with others, in this

mental environment, planning our destinies within the
framework of possibilities and limitations of a group mind.

If the group mindset does not suit our needs, we will seek
out other mindsets that do, this happening under the
surface, perhaps with little conscious knowledge.

The nature of our present experience came to be in this

way, and our current thoughts and actions will drive our
future.

No One to Blame but Ourselves

If we are not happy with life as it is, it is because our past

actions and thoughts were not adequate.

A restless or untamed mind will bring like results that will

manifest themselves in a future present. Every experience
we have is a result of some past action, here and in
previous incarnations.

Buddhists call this Karma...

We cannot blame others for things turning out not to our

liking. Doing so places all power in others and the external
world. Our power lies within; it is not useful to blame
others.

When others wrong us, or treat us in a way we deem wrong,

we should not blame them even when we are certain they
are wrong.

We should consider that the reason we are suffering is

because we have erred and have brought the unwanted
action upon ourselves. This simple point is the critical
element for our taking control of our personal destinies
and improving the future.

There is just one person in the world who we have definite

influence over, and it is us.

We Can Change Ourselves - We Cannot Change Others

By accepting our every problem as of our making, we put

ourselves in the driver's seat.

We are not a victim of events we cannot control. If, for

example, a driver cuts us off and takes a parking space we
were about to take; we don't complain, because we
recognize it as a karmic reaction. Our frustrations affect
others around us.

When we are in a hurry or feel aggressive, others about us

may take on the same feelings and react in a way that
more angers us.
When we feel peaceful and calm, the same positive feeling
will spread, our outer world reflecting our inner calm. If a
driver cuts in front of us and takes our parking space, for
example, we shouldn't become angry, but rather feel
compassion and patience.

We should be aware that such a person has many lessons

to learn.

When we politely allow him the parking space that should

be ours, he'll likely sense some shame, and perhaps realize
he is wrong.

And if taking that valuable parking spot is so critical and

urgent to him, then we'll have done a deed that is the better
for him and for us. Loss of the parking spot is of
insignificant consequence.

We would do better by using the event for practicing

mindfulness.

Taking Responsibility Increases Personal Power

Incrementally, such actions increase our personal power

and energy, and we will more perfectly manage and change
our every action.

Given time, with patience and endurance, our own personal

good examples will affect others cumulatively. By taking
responsibility, our world will improve.

Ancient promises will be fulfilled.