Responsibility

The following is a favorite list that I have used with clients for over 30 years. Unfortunately, I don't know who to give credit to for this insight. I am so grateful to the person who initially created it. I refer to this often, especially for myself.

IT IS NEVER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO:

1. Give what you really don't want to give.
2. Sacrifice your integrity to anyone.
3. Do more than you have time to do.
4. Drain your strength for others.
5. 
   Listen to unwise counsel.
6. Retain an unfair relationship.
7. Be anyone but exactly who you are.
8. Conform to unreasonable demands.
9. Be 100% perfect.
10. Follow the crowd.
11. Put up with unpleasant situations.
12. Please unpleasant people.
13. Bear the burden of another's behavior.
14. Do something you cannot really do.
15. Love unlovable people.
16. Endure your own negative thoughts.
17. Feel guilty toward your inner desires.
18. Submit to overbearing conditions.
19. Apologize for being yourself.
20. Meekly let life pass you by