Responsibility

Living In The Observation As A Daily Practice

Mary Mackenzie | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Self Doubt, Blaming, Empowerment, Responsibility, Mindfulness, Judgment, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Blame, Self Blame, Emotional Intelligence, Control, Healthy Living News
Mary Mackenzie

If it's true that "everything someone does or says is an attempt to meet a need," what needs do judgment and blame serve?

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The Gift of Kittens in a Flower Pot

Catherine Meeks, Ph.D. | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Kittens, Responsibility, Hospitality, Hope, Grace, Blessings, Gift, Angels, Love, Peace, Compassion, Joy, Contentment, Green News
Catherine Meeks, Ph.D.

Early in my life I was told to be careful how I treated strangers because I might be entertaining angels without realizing it. A few days ago a small clan of angels arrived on my patio without my invitation or knowledge.

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Orphans Of Technology: Choosing Between Our Smartphones And Kin

Nancy Colier | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Smartphone, Diner, Awareness, Parent, Attention, Responsibility, Child, Psychology, Technology, Present, Love, Presence, Mindful, Stress, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Living News
Nancy Colier

Like everything, humans included, technology resolves itself in contradiction. And yet, we must be mindful of what we are doing with technology, particularly when in the company of our children. Our emotional presence is the greatest gift we can offer our children.

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The Torah's Case For Responsibility

Rabbi Edward Bernstein | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Nadav and Avihu, Parshat Shemini, Gsa, Responsibility, Laws of Kashrut, Secret Service, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Judaism, Kosher, Religion News
Rabbi Edward Bernstein

Recent headlines reveal gross recklessness among public servants. I'm not going to suggest that observing kashrut or any ritual laws serves as a panacea against moral turpitude. However, they help create a framework. They provide us with discipline.

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Being Indispensable: When Keeping Commitments Undermines Your Accountability

Mark Samuel | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Success, Responsibility, Personal Accountability, Social Accountability, Accountability Responsibility, Gps-Soul, Commitments, Success and Motivation, Accountability, Integrity, Goals, Personal Integrity, Healthy Living News
Mark Samuel

Accountability is not just keeping commitments. Accountability is taking action consistent with your desired outcome. It begins with defining the kind of results you want to achieve in your life at home and at work.

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A Passover Seder for Dults

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Friendship, Goodness, Empathy, Responsibility, Honesty, Humanity, Respect, Good News, Love, Gratitude, Passover, Haggadah, Passover Seder, Seder, Culture News
Stuart Muszynski

For all people, not just Jewish people, Passover is meant to break through the current-day "narrow straights" that restrict us from achieving the potential that can bring us happiness and help the world. But that potential rests on becoming a Dult.

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How Active Should We Be in Our Own Medical Care?

Erin Smith | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Leukemia, Responsibility, Doctor Patient Communication, Medical Care, Doctors, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Personal Safety, Personal Health, Personal Health Care, Personal Care, Healthy Living News
Erin Smith

Be a thinking, active, participating person in your family's health care. Do your homework. Trust your gut instinct. Ask questions, even if you feel uncomfortable doing so.

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What Is Karma And How Does It Work?

Judith Johnson | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Personal Accountability, Responsibility, Soul, Karma, Cause and Effect, God, Accountability, Spirituality, God and Karma, Consciousness, Bad Karma, Mindfulness, Good Karma, Karma Quotes, What Is Karma, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News
Judith Johnson

If you espouse the belief that this world is somehow a classroom and we, as souls, are here to learn, then you probably appreciate the law of karma as an exquisite design to tailor our lessons to our own personal needs.

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Are Bankers Capitalists?

Bruce Judson | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Banks, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Bankers, Media, Dodd-Frank, Capitalism, Wall Street Bailout, Responsibility, Bank Bailout, Accountability, Business News
Bruce Judson

Wall Street, which should be the heart of American capitalism, has instead become the heart of a dysfunctional system that is destroying the nation's wealth.

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The 7 Best Excuses for Procrastinating

Ronald Alexander, Ph.D. | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Stress, Creativity, Guilt, Responsibility, Mindfulness, Life Changes, Procrastination, Meditation, Financial Crisis, Psychology, Excuses, Healthy Living News
Ronald Alexander, Ph.D.

Procrastination can result in additional stress, a sense of guilt and crisis, loss of personal productivity and social disapproval for not meeting one's responsibilities or commitments.

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I'm Voting Against the Other Guy

Bob Banov and Roger Ohlsen | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Polls, Responsibility, Candidates and Choice, Maturity, Super PACs, Compromise, Making a Difference, Lawrence O'Donnell, Political Ideologues, Andy Newman, Influence Peddlers, Career Politicians, Political Propaganda, Voting, Public-Apathy, Gerald Ford, Newsweek, Politics News
Bob Banov and Roger Ohlsen

If maturity and compromise are essential to a democracy as we were taught in school, then as the old Chinese Proverb has it, "If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed."

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Teen Responsibility Doesn't Happen -- It's Nurtured

Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, MD | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Parenting, Responsibility, Teens, Teen Parenting Tips, Holicopter Parents, Teen Parenting, Parenting Tips, Teaching Teens Responsibility, Teaching-Kids-Responsibility, Teens Iphones, Tiger Moms, Parents News
Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, MD

Do you feel kids today are as responsible as kids a generation ago? This recent conversation with a mom opened my eyes to this age-old concern.

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Ask Not What You Can Do for Your Child -- Ask What Your Child Can Do For You!

Dr. G | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Chores, Responsibility, Attitude, Children, Kids, Parenting, Entitlement, Childhood, Kids Chores, Children Chores, Parents News
Dr. G

Take that time we are blessed with in this generation to stop putting away their laundry and start thinking about their characters. Think what great parenting you could do if you delegated some of the tedious work to your kids.

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You Are Not Broken

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: Unemployment, Responsibility, Work, Social Networking, Oxygen, Employment, Career Advice, Jobs, Careers, Talents, Work-Life Balance, Strengths, Professional Development, Passion, Communication Skills, Women News
Caroline Dowd-Higgins

There is a pervasive cultural phenomenon telling you how to improve upon your weaknesses and fix what you are not so good at. I'm here to tell you that you are not broken!

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If I'm Wrong -- I'm Toast!

Irene Tanner | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Marriage, Philosophy, God, Responsibility, Higher, Principles, Guidelines, Beliefs, Power, A Course in Miracles, Sedona, Authority, Life, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News
Irene Tanner

After decades of exploring the human potential movement and studying many methods of its gurus, I now believe that I have garnered enough information, instruction and experience to edit it all down to some simple guidelines that have proven invaluable to me.

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FAMU Hazing; The Buck Speeds Past

James M. Lynch | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: University, James Ammons, Penn State, Responsibility, Values, FAMU Band Death, College Hazing, Jerry Sandusky, Society, Joe Paterno, FAMU Marching Band, Crime News
James M. Lynch

James Ammons, FAMU president, surprised by a CNN reporter, responding to questions about the 'alleged hazing death' of FAMU student Robert Champion pretty much 'failed the test' of leadership when interviewed.

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Newt Gingrich's Vision For The Impoverished -- A Reflection Of Our Values

Monique Ruffin | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Poverty, Newt Gingrich 2012, Responsibility, 2012 Republican Candidates, President Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News
Monique Ruffin

The current front runner in the Republican race for the presidency is none other than Newt Gingrich. That is surprising considering his political care...

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Is This the Law of Attraction at Work?

Eldon Taylor | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Mind Power, New Age, Self-Improvement, Responsibility, Belief, Law of Attraction, Sweat Lodge Deaths, Crime News
Eldon Taylor

The Secret and The Law of Attraction have drawn a great deal of interest from main street folks, not just the so-called new age followers. Bob Procto...

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Physics, Porn, and Personal Responsibility: Isaac Newton's Laws Applied

Bethany St. James | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Isaac Newton, Responsibility, Life Lessons, Physics, Evidence Based Decision Making, Culture News
Bethany St. James

Every action has a consequence. If we go against the actual laws of physics, why are we surprised when the result is less than satisfactory?

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The Salomon Brothers Training Class of 1985 and Lessons Learned

Lydia Fisher | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Italy, How to Sell, Responsibility, Cinderella of Wall Street, Financial Reform, Regulation, Eurozone Debt Crisis, Foreclosure Crisis, Inspiration, Ethics, Salomon Brothers, Financial Crisis, Bonuses, Lydia Fisher, Accountability, Greece, Corporate Responsibility, Business News
Lydia Fisher

There were a few rejections before I made it into the Salomon Brothers sales and trading training class. It happened to be the class of 1985, immortalized in Michael Lewis' book, Liar's Poker," and I recently came back from our 26-year reunion.

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Can CEOs Save America?

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Responsibility, Corporate Responsibility, Values, American Dream, Ceos, Occupy Wall Street, Business News
Stuart Muszynski

While some of today's CEOs have become poster-children for corporate greed, most do not fit that stereotype.

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Are You Trying To Rebuild Your Life Out Of The Rubble?

Russell Bishop | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Martin Luther King, Responsibility, Complaining, W Mitchell, Viktor Frankl, Blame, Loyalty to Your Soul, Choice, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Russell Bishop

By surrendering to the seemingly daily collapse of our failed institutions and societal values, and falling into the failed cycle of blame and complain, you may be dying a death of your own choosing.

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More Work Please: Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Taking on New Responsibility

Daniel Dworkin | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Decisions, Leadership, Career Development, Responsibility, Career Development Advice, Responsibility at Work, Workplace Responsibility, Career Development Tips, Business News
Daniel Dworkin

Engaged professionals are provided countless opportunities on a daily basis to do more. For many of us, the more pressing challenge is to do less, with greater impact.

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Let's Educate Ourselves on the Field of Education

Kate Gibbs | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Elections 2012, Education, Youth Vote, Responsibility, Advocacy Education Reform, Voting, Education News
Kate Gibbs

To have the actual knowledge and experience to fully understand what good education entails is an involved process, far more complex than simply watching a documentary like Waiting for Superman.

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Responsibility Is My Lesson To Teach, from Judge Judy

Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Video, Life Lesson, Responsibility, Judge Judy, Women News

Judge Judy defines her show as a reminder of the responsibility we owe to ourselves, our peers and spouses, our children, and our community and gov...

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