Responsibility
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| Critical Defense Institute, Manchester NH |
My coach, nearly every time I am in class and sometimes when I am not, comments that I am a type A personality.
“It’s ok.” he says, “I get you. I am the same way.” He comments because I will think about the scenarios that might come about that would be a cause for me to use the moves he is teaching.
He is trying to give me a general knowledge of specific tools to use for innumerable situations though. He is teaching techniques for self defense in generic situations, but I need to visualize a circumstance in which that particular movement would be implemented. In my mind, if I can visualize the attack, I can visualize the defense.
“I get a lot done.” is my response. Sometimes I really get tied up in my responsibilities. It keeps me up at night. The To Do lists, the little boxes to check off after tasks have been completed, and the strikethroughs are dogging me.
What makes some people responsible? Why is it that a volunteer position is a back burner, when I can get to it kind of thought for some people, but for others, the idea of responsibility is almost overwhelming. When tasks do not get checked off the list, anxiety ensues.
Responsible means able to be held accountable. It also means required to respond.
I know people that take on responsibility with ease and dignity. I know others who barely uphold their contractual obligations. I often wonder what makes the difference. Why is it that two people can hold the same position at a company and one will always be finding innovative improvements, while another doesn’t even complete the tasks required?
The NH Legislature is basically volunteer. They receive a stipend, but not a regular paycheck. They need to be very responsible people. Either they have to be very disciplined and focused or they need a great support system in order to be a valued contributor.
We really have a special relationship with our legislators here. We have such a small state and so many in the House and Senate that we might see them in the grocery store or local restaurants. Local control is what made the USA a great country. People knew their Representatives. So, they knew if they were a good representation of their values, goals and ethic.
Do you know your legislator? Are they truly representing you in Concord? These people are making laws that govern your life and that of your community and the lives of the next generation. They have enormous control over business, infrastructure and your rights as a citizen of the New Hampshire.
My motto as a teen was, “Ignorance is bliss.” I thought that I could float through life and be free. I was terribly wrong. We are all connected. Degrees of separation are just that, degrees. What you do today affects other people. What I do does too. We all have responsibility. What we do with it, determines more than just our own future. It could mean the difference between life and death for someone else too.
Do you know your legislator? Why or why not?