Responsibly Pushing

I would like to add to that theme the element of responsibly pushing.

Accepting this reality and basing our decisions on principles is one way I’d define living responsibly.

So how does this look in regard to pushing our edge and getting uncomfortable? There are many foolhardy was to push irresponsibly.

We can easily mask our desire to escape reality and live in our own, falsified world with the veneer of pushing our comfort zones. This is, in fact, among the most dangerous of spiritual bypasses.

It is imperative that we look within ourselves and question our true motives when considering a move towards discomfort and, hopefully, growth.

If the reasons we come up with are not sound, all the discomfort in the world will not do anything to help us grow – it will instead destroy us.

Signs

As we search within ourselves and decide whether or not a certain discomfort we plan to introduce in our lives is responsible, I offer the following signs to keep an eye out for along the path:

• We must be willing to abort or modify a plan if necessary


• Look for clues of facilitation (ie are we forcing the issue or are matters falling into place naturally?)


• Sincerely take others into account in plans; we should not be the main character in the plan – everyone should be in a support role for the other