Responsibility
Able to answer for one’s conduct and obligations.
There is a point in life where you will sit down with yourself and ponder….
How much responsibility can one have?
How much responsibility should one have?
And when did childhood grow into a timetable of this and that?
I swear when I was born, I should have had a Post-it note taped to my head that said the word ‘Freedom’ on it. Those around me might have understood my unravelling desires, and perhaps I would have dived more quickly and incessantly into the world of art.
When you meet the world of responsibility as childhood moves into adulthood and, well… adulthood moves into responsibility, you learn pretty quickly that freedom is the leverage needed to offset a compressed, sombre mood.
Art was, and has been, key to exploring freedoms that my carefully constructed and responsible world cannot.
Through reckless abandon, it has also assisted me in understanding my relationship with self amidst this world we all inhabit. A space where I’ve not needed to answer to anyone, but simply immerse myself in the wonder of what can unravel and be.
“Enjoy the doing. So many people do stuff but they don’t really enjoy the doing of it. That’s your life going by. It’s important to enjoy the doing of something. Jeez Louise. Enjoy.......”
Because when we immerse ourselves in freedom and feel that expansiveness of possibilities erupt sporadically amongst impending daily, weekly and yearly duties, responsibilities are no longer centre stage. They become the mechanics supporting the unbridled freedom that lives within and can be accessed at any time.
So let me ask you: do you have a freedom portal that offsets the magnitude of responsibilities that have crept in over time?
Or, if not, as a child, where did you not have a care in the world and truly feel free?
Freedom can penetrate all aspects of life when we are walking to our own tune, singing our own authentic song and accessing joy to the point of overflowing.
“Life is filled with abstractions and the only way to make heads or tails of it is going through intuition. ”
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