Are you taking responsibility for yourself?
Getting stuck in the drama of our lives means we get wrapped up in a situation and our feelings about it and aren’t able to see what’s happening. An example could be someone at work making a remark and you feel disregarded. You could say, “She is terrible. How could she say that to me? She is ridiculous.” The thoughts and agitation stay in your head and you become trapped by the drama. You can’t let it go, so you miss the learning. Most of all, you completely miss the opportunity of taking action and being responsible for yourself.
If you were to take responsibility for yourself, you would start to question the situation and see what could be learned from it. You would ask yourself what beliefs you are attached to and begin to take responsibility for your trigger. If you don’t take responsibility for the way you are reacting, then you forfeit your power as well as an opportunity to learn more about yourself.
The fact of the matter is, if we really want to start to be happy and at peace with ourselves, we need to become intimately aware of our belief systems and how they are holding us hostage. Growing up takes a great deal of effort at first, and then we begin to feel the truth of who and what we really are as we free ourselves from old beliefs. Our actions and reactions will start to look differently, and what used to trigger us will seem almost laughable.
Absolutely everything in our lives can be used to create spaciousness and joy in us, but it requires us showing up for ourselves and not abandoning our little girl/boy. It requires knowing yourself deeply. The world doesn’t change.
