How is Accountable Mindful?

Being accountable is important to mindfulness, positivity, and life overall.

Being accountable is an important aspect of mindfulness.

When you are mindful, you are choosing to be aware of yourself. You are aware of what you are thinking, how you are feeling, and actions you are taking from there.

When we are mindful of ourselves, we need to be accountable. Why? Because the only way to improve our lot in life is to be accountable for being where we have gotten to in the first place.

Society loves to blame. We see it on every level, from the child who doesn’t want to be punished for stealing a cookie to the President who doesn’t want to be responsible for anything. We blame someone or something else, rather than take responsibility and be accountable for that which we have done.

In seeking mindfulness, however, accountability is important. When we are being aware of our selves, we need to become accountable to ourselves. Nobody else is responsible for our thoughts, feelings, and actions but ourselves.

I am the only one who is capable of thinking, feeling, and acting for myself. There is nobody else who can make me do anything, unless I allow them to do so — but it still remains on me. Acknowledging just this much is a matter of pretty major accountability.