Accountability.
I've always loved the word.
To be accountable.
Accountable for my thoughts,
For my words,
For my actions,
For the things that I do.
I find it rare nowadays where people take accountability for their actions.
There's more seems to be a blame game.
You made me do this and you made me do that.
And I wonder why we've gotten to this place of lack of self accountability.
Is it because it's too hard for us to look within?
And so it's easier for us to blame others.
In this meditation,
I'd like you to consider what are you accountable for that perhaps you've blamed others for.
So as always,
I want you to get into a comfortable position and breathe.
Take a deep breath in and long and slow out and just get settled into yourself.
Perhaps need to close your eyes to go inward.
I want you to start thinking about when was the last time you blamed someone for something you did?
What was it?
Why was it?
What made you say or do something that you blamed someone else for?
And did you say it in anger or did you say it in peace within your heart and soul?
And looking back into it,
Was it really the other person's fault that your action was a reaction to them?
What if you took the time to think about your intentional awareness of yourself?
Getting to know yourself better,
Would that change the outcome of the things that you say or do?
Now I just want you to take another deep breath in.
How much do you feel in control of you?
And how much do you give other people control over you?
These are important questions to answer and to ask ourselves.
Are other people so powerful that they have control over you?
Or do you have control over yourself?
No matter what someone else does,
That is their doing.
It is up to you to have your reaction,
Not wrong or right.
Just it's yours and for you to be accountable for,
For you to be aware of,
For you to own your own thoughts,
Words and actions.
This isn't a judgment.
This is about observation,
Observing,
Observing,
Feeling yourself.
How do you feel when you think about accountability?
I want you to take another deep breath in and out.
I believe you have more power over yourself than you know.
I believe you have ultimate control over yourself if you can take the time to get to know yourself.
Perhaps instead of blaming someone else or yelling at someone else,
You can take the time to think about,
What is it I think?
What is it I need to say?
How do I need to say it?
How do I react to someone when they say or do something that affects me?
The more self-empowerment that you have,
The more awareness of yourself,
It can change everything.
Accountability for yourself is a game changer.
It allows you to be more real with yourself.
No more lying to yourself.
No more excuses of someone else.
You being in charge of you.
Feel into that.
Feel into the power of accountability without judgment.
For you to say,
I did what I did,
Honoring,
Knowing,
And perhaps sometimes apologizing.
I'm not talking about the over apologizing,
Like,
I'm so sorry,
I'm so sorry,
I'm so sorry.
I'm talking about truly being consciously aware of what you did.
And if you truly are sorry,
Say it.
Feel it.
Be accountable.
One last time,
Just take a deep breath in and out.
And think about,
What are you accountable for?
