The Response - Ability to create our Future

As I write this blog every word I type becomes the past. How if we spend so much of our lives creating the past do we ever hope to create the future of our hopes and dreams?

The answer to this question is 'in the here and now'. We need to live very much in the present moment aware that every choice and every decision quickly becomes our past but lays down the foundations for the future we desire.

The Gestalt approach describes this as 'taking responsibility for yourself, which means being willing to be accountable for everything you think, feel and do'. Think about this for a moment. How often do we blame life, the world at large or other people for the way we feel or the things we find ourselves doing? Part of the time? All of the time?

The above quote continues and says 'This means you have to accept that, whatever other people seem to be doing to you, your response happens in your mind and body and arises from your perception of the situation. It is the willingness to accept this 'response - ability' that helps you make changes.'

Quotes from Be Your Own Counsellor by Sheila Dainlow).