Personal Responsibility

Amanda Stout Author

Posted On Oct 31, 2023 |

We’re reading Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder during read aloud time right now, and this section stood it to me today:

“Americans are free. That means they have to obey their own consciences. No king bosses Pa; he has to boss himself. Why (she thought), when I am a little older, Pa and Ma will stop telling me what to do, and there isn’t anyone else who has a right to give me orders. I will have to make myself be good. Her whole mind seemed lighted up by that thought. This is what it means to be free.”

Laura’s realization that freedom means taking personal responsibility and not relying on anyone else to tell you what to do made me wonder.
This thought caused Laura to feel empowered and excited. She saw taking personal responsibility as a positive thing to look forward to.
It made me wonder, how many of us respond to this idea the same way?

Really think about that for a minute.

Does the idea of taking 100% ownership and responsibility for what your life looks like today feel empowering or scary?

For most people (including myself several years ago), the honest answer is that the idea stepping into ownership is scary. Because when you decide to take personal responsibility over your life, it means you cannot stay in victim mode - you’re responsible for things both positive and negative, and if you want the negative things to change, YOU have to change.

And changing means making new choices, which can be scary and incredibly difficult.

But here’s the deal, the choice to take personal responsibility 100% for your life circumstances is literally the best and most empowering decision you can ever make.

Because when you step into ownership, you become truly free, and you give God the freedom to heal and grow you on a level that is impossible to reach if you stay in victim mode.

If you are stuck in anxiety, stress, or overwhelm, this idea is a pivotal one, because taking personal responsibility is THE first step into a life that is filled with peace and joy.

If you want to live in true freedom, but it feels too hard to step into ownership, click here to book a free 1:1 call with me! I’d love to support you in your journey to a life of peace and freedom 💕