Values in Relationships #5 (Cont.)

Personal responibility is another important value to ensure success in relationships.

Referring once again to Steven Covey of the 7 Habits books, we are all response-able. We control our responses therefore must take personal responsibilty for our actions and our feelings. It is not our partner or our children who determine our feelings. Too often in our present society we don't accept the responsibility for our actions or feelings but play the blame game.

In order to improve our relationships, we must accept the responsibility for our actions and feelings. They might be triggered by something that happened to us but they are our actions, not owned by others.