Let go. There is a difference between feeling responsible for others and being a guiding light.
Too often some of us take the idea of “being of service” and turn it into “being responsible for.” We have a responsibility for our small children, for caring for a pet we acquire and for the welfare of aging parents that become disabled. Most everything else is about being responsible for ourselves – living in integrity so that our lives become a guiding light.
Each person is responsible for their choices. We cannot save someone from themselves or those choices. We can merely show the way. Nor are you responsible for what others think of you. Each of us, though connected as one, is on an individual journey. No two awakenings are alike. Though the markers and destination are the same, we are individuated, and Spirit works through our particular nature.
When you are responsible for yourself, for living in integrity, you aspire to live in harmony with the universe – with flora and fauna and others around you. You choose to love and value yourself and to do unto others as you would have done to you. Only if our advice is sought out do we give it.
Even if we choose to work for the betterment of others, i.e., offering medical assistance or new farming techniques to a deprived population or spiritual teachings, we do so as a guide and helper, not because we are responsible for others. Each person is responsible for themselves and to the Divine.
So check in with yourself and your relationships with family, friends and others in general. Are you letting a feeling of responsibility creep in? Free yourself from the tyranny of misplaced responsibility and shine your light.
