Shaggy’s song: It Wasn’t Me, is so ridiculously funny- it is sad. It also tells the story of what is happening in our society today. People are looking further and further away from the ‘man in the mirror’ to fix the challenges they face. Today, I want to take a look at how personal responsibility affects our world in the three areas that are the most familiar to me- I am certain you can relate!
As a Mother, a Wife and a Business Owner, I deal with personal responsibility on a daily basis and believe that we should get an entire generation to start wearing shirts that say:
Personal Responsibility: GET SOME!! (food for thought!!)
Being a Mommy BEGINS with personal responsibility.
The overwhelming sense of being responsible for the life of another is soon overcome by wondering if your little cherub will ever have any of their own!!
- Who left the milk out? It wasn’t me!!!
- I didn’t get my homework done but IT WASN’T MY FAULT.
- I did get a ticket Mom but the guy in front of my was speeding faster and the police officer was really rude (How dare he pull you over for speeding!)
As our children grow, we are tasked with teaching them the benefits of personal responsibility and I have to say, it is not an easy one. Explaining to a child that for every action there is an equal or greater reaction is tough but we can certainly begin by BEING the example! Are we blaming traffic for being late? Are we blaming Dad’s frustrations for our poor attitude? Are we inadvertently suggesting that a school system or society is causing the problems all around us? As a Mommy- we need to remember that our children will take our lead and our lead may be the most important way they learn personal responisbility since it is not currently an abundant trait in our society.
Relationships are definitely riddled with opportunities to employ personal responsibility!
Cheri Perry
Monday, November 4, 2013
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