Responsibility used to be a very scary word to me. The way I had heard it used caused me to believe it meant that if I was responsible, I had done something wrong and was being blamed. Later on in my journey, I was taught through a series of workshops on philosophies of life I attended, that responsibility meant I had total control of creating my life. Well, I thought that was pretty crazy. Anyone could see that stuff just happens, and I didn't create it. There were enough scary, bad things happening in my life that the thought that I was creating them was overwhelming. Very creepy.
As I studied more about the capabilities of us humans, I began to see that I still had it wrong. The first thing I heard was that I had "response ability" - the ability to respond. Then I began to see that I could envision my life in a different way and begin - within the confines of reality, of course - to create my life. Since then I have been able to do and be and experience so many wonderful things.
Empowerment enhances the ability of individuals or organizations to make choices and transform those choices into positive outcomes. Empowered people have recognized their own value and strength and their capacity to handle life's problems. In turn they are better able to influence the course of their lives. With information and support, most people can find within themselves the power to direct their lives and reach their dreams.
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