Not exact matches
The rankings take into account the physical demands of a job, the environmental conditions, whether a person's own
life is in danger, whether a person's job requires him or her to take
responsibility for the
lives of others and the degree of involvement a person has
with the public.
If you want to improve your
life, truly change it once and
for all, it starts
with taking
responsibility...
for your choices, your actions, and your decisions.
By creating proactive guidelines that explicitly spell out when, how, and why you will (or will not) engage
with your device, you are accepting personal
responsibility for bringing your goals and priorities to
life, instead of being bossed around by your phone.
The new reality is a self - directed career
with multiple employers, personal
responsibility to save adequately
for retirement and future
living expenses in an extended retirement period
with less and less provided by government.
Because later on you know five 10 years later and I'm looking back I was having a conversation
with my kids one time and I was saying well you just have to take 100 percent
responsibility for anything that happens in your
life.
Before joining Edward Jones, Levenson was president of the wealth management division
for The Hartford
with responsibility for the firm's individual annuity, individual
life, mutual fund and retirement plan businesses.
These extra
responsibilities can cause people to feel that they aren't being paid enough
for the amount of work they're doing and may interfere
with their personal
lives.
I see
life fall apart around me and I have no worries
for myself — becuase I incorporate those teachings of Jesus in all my friendships and relationships — and I deal
with the hard stuff — I take
responsibility — I can say I am wrong — and I am accountable
for my actions and the values I adopt.
state forces her to remember her nightmare every second of every day
for 9 months, then followed by
life long
responsibility with no regard to whether she wants it or not.
And here is where the Church's great communal story offers its aid:
for it is the
responsibility of the «many members of the one body,» who collectively celebrate and enact that story, to guide each individual member into paths, into
life genres, that harmonize
with the great melody of God's redeeming work in His creation.
With courts increasingly willing to nullify popular legislation and proclaim new rights, legislators are encouraged to avoid their
responsibility for tackling controversial issues; interest groups are encouraged to take their cases to the courts rather than to try to persuade their fellow citizens; and citizens get the feeling that they have no say in setting the conditions under which they
live, work, and raise their children.
A God who could make good children as easily as bad, yet preferred to make bad ones; who could have made every one of them happy, yet never made a single happy one; who made them prize their bitter
life, yet stingily cut it short; who gave his angels eternal happiness unearned, yet required his other children to earn it; who gave his angels painless
lives, yet cursed his other children
with biting miseries and maladies of mind and body; who mouths justice, and invented hell - mouths mercy, and invented hell - mouths Golden Rules and forgiveness multiplied by seventy times seven, and invented hell; who mouths morals to other people, and has none himself; who frowns upon crimes, yet commits them all; who created man without invitation, then tries to shuffle the
responsibility for man's acts upon man, instead of honorably placing it where it belongs, upon himself; and finally,
with altogether divine obtuseness, invites his poor abused slave to worship him!
People want recipes
for inner serenity and confidence that do not involve interaction
with others or taking
responsibility for institutional
life.
Actually, belief in an afterlife, higher powers, etc., provide many people
with a convenient way to shift
responsibility for everything that goes on in
life and the world off to somewhere where they can believe they have no power.
For one who sees the universe in the guise of a laborious communal ascent towards the summit of consciousness,
life, far from seeming blind, hard or despicable, becomes charged
with gravity,
with responsibilities,
with new relationships.
The underlying assumption behind all the models in this chapter is that a congregation has an exciting possibility and
responsibility to create a comprehensive marriage and family nurture program, beginning
with remote preparation
for marriage and extending through all the changing seasons of the
life cycle of a family.
It is, I think, necessary to question what it takes
for one to stand truly equal among one's fellows; to explore the limits of a rights - oriented approach to the problem of inequality between racially distinct populations in our contemporary national
life; to deal
with issues of dignity, shame, personal
responsibility, character and values, deservingness.
but, when I see all these extremist bombing all over the world & EXPRESS HATE to American the land WE
live in, do we not have a
responsibility show up and fight against them — fight
for our country USA has nothing to do
with Islam — wrong is wrong no matter what religion...
For example, Hartshorne says, «Philosophy has two primary
responsibilities: to clarify the nonempirical principles and to use them, together
with relevant empirical facts, to illuminate value problems of personal and social
life» (CSPM xiv).
What is needed, she says, is a way of thinking about God that enables Christians to accept
responsibility for protecting
life, and that provides us
with images of shared power, not dominating power.
Woman is concerned about how having a baby could change her
life 16 % Woman can't afford baby now 21 % Woman has problems
with relationship or wants to avoid single parenthood 12 % Woman is unready
for responsibility 21 % Woman doesn't want others to know she has had se x or is pregnant 1 % Woman is not mature enough, or is too young to have a child 11 % Woman has all the children she wanted, or has all grown - up children 8 % Husband or partner wants woman to have an abortion 1 % Fetus has possible health problem 3 % Woman has health problem 3 % Woman's parents want her to have abortion < 1 % Woman was victim of ra pe or inc est 1 %
Thirty years later — after Mary Ann Evans had come to London and become Marian Evans, then (in her mind, though not in English law, since the man
with whom she
lived was married to another) Marian Lewes, and ultimately the great and famous novelist George Eliot» she wrote in very similar terms to Harriet Beecher Stowe:
for the good of humankind, orthodox Christianity must be replaced by an ethical religion that would instill in us «a more deeply awing sense of
responsibility to man, springing from sympathy
with the difficulty of the human lot.»
For us to blame capitalism while we live for ourselves alone is to compound our sin of selfishness with the hypocrisy of denying responsibili
For us to blame capitalism while we
live for ourselves alone is to compound our sin of selfishness with the hypocrisy of denying responsibili
for ourselves alone is to compound our sin of selfishness
with the hypocrisy of denying
responsibility.
The problem
with bisexuality in my
life (and I can speak only
for myself) is that it has been grounded too much in my utopic fantasy of the way things «ought» to be and too little in the more modest recognition of myself as a participant in this society at this time in this world, in which I have both a concrete desire
for personal intimacy
with someone else and a
responsibility to participate in, even witness to, the destruction of unjust social structures — specifically, the heterosexual box.
The only cure
for this crippling influence is a strong and independent organized teaching profession, whose members are protected against outside interference in the performance of their professional functions and who recognize and accept their
responsibility for dealing knowledgeably and impartially not only
with the proximate issues of
life but also
with the ultimate concerns of faith through which the particulars of
life gain their deeper significance.
The limitation which has been noted was that Socratic man's self - identification
with one factor within the soul alongside other factors prevented the incipient sense of personal
responsibility for the psychic
life in general from coming to fruition.
For me, taking responsibility for my own life, and my own actions, and developing my own character around the values that I believe in, has given me a pretty rich life with lots of good people in
For me, taking
responsibility for my own life, and my own actions, and developing my own character around the values that I believe in, has given me a pretty rich life with lots of good people in
for my own
life, and my own actions, and developing my own character around the values that I believe in, has given me a pretty rich
life with lots of good people in it.
For me, this isa typical example of «parasitic exegesis» - you live off the tradition, but undermine it with your views, and don't accept responsibility for the full logical consequences of those vie
For me, this isa typical example of «parasitic exegesis» - you
live off the tradition, but undermine it
with your views, and don't accept
responsibility for the full logical consequences of those vie
for the full logical consequences of those views.
We want to put our own
lives and our families (though not always our parents,
with the demands and
responsibilities they place on us) first — and quite properly so, we are told,
for the avenue to social change lies in our perfect children.
I'm simply at a point in my
life that I am not willing to go along
with that program any longer and I am willing to take
responsibility for what I have been given in my own heart.
«This
responsibility for God's earth means that human beings, endowed
with intelligence, must respect the laws of nature and the delicate equilibria existing between the creatures of this world... The laws found in the Bible dwell on relationships, not only among individuals but also
with other
living beings... by their mere existence they bless him and give him glory»... «the Lord rejoices in all his works» (Ps 104:31).
Nature has equipped me
with a certain talent, and it is my
responsibility to use it
for something that is uplifting, that will enhance and embellish the
lives of people who also have been given something in that they can even receive it.
The Church, teacher of humanity, never tires of exhorting people, especially the young of whom you are a part, to remain watchful and not to fear choosing «alternative» paths which only Christ can indicate... Jesus calls all his friends to
live in sobriety and solidarity, to create sincere and disinterested emotional relationships
with others... From you, dear young students, he asks
for honest commitment to study, cultivating a mature sense of
responsibility and a shared interest in the common good.
The politicians pad their pockets
with lush millionaires salaries
for life and one of a kind pork healthcare all the while talking about fiscal
responsibility.
When the church is consumed and possessed by mortgages, capital campaigns, membership numbers, qualifications
for membership or deacon or elder, the variety and format of financial reports, redecorating, ordination policies, the proper delineation of committee
responsibilities, the aggregation and strengthening and protection of church hierarchical authority, the preference
for political associations and prominence instead of being a voice and influence
for justice and compassion, seasonal vestment colors, the abandonment and refusal to acknowledge congregations who dare to be excited by their proclaiming and provoking and
living and sharing the Good News, the continual choosing and preoccupation
with better organization over better outreach, or what styles of worship are to be offered — then it is time
for an earth - shaking, stone - rolling, curtain ripping, hurricane - strength, fiery and noisy transformational revolution that will resurrect the Good News in the body and spirit of communities and individuals.
I have deliberately left out of the discussion such topics as ethics and the Christian family — although I have talked about
responsibility, both
for one's own adult behavior and
for helping one's children develop the essential emotional equipment
with which to face
life.
(My other issue
with the modesty rules stuff is that it paints men as unable to control their urges or bear
responsibility for their own attractions and thought
life — and that's crap.)
At least seven immense, interdependent threats to the quality of
life on spaceship earth continue to escalate: the population explosion; the widening gulf between rich and poor nations; massive malnutrition (caused mainly by economic injustice, which produces maldistribution of available food); environmental pollution and degradation; the depletion of the irreplaceable resources of our finite planet; the growing threat of nuclear terrorism and eventual holocaust (
with the equivalent of one and a half million Hiroshima - sized bombs in the arsenals of the world); and the worldwide tendency
for the fruits of science and technology to be used without ethical
responsibility.
Their
life as an «odd sect»
with the simplest of economic pursuits within occupied territory did not give occasion
for such
responsibility.
globalisation
with a human face, global citizenship, sustainable development, good governance, consensus - building, global ethic, cultural diversity, cultural liberty, dialogue among civilizations, quality of
life, quality education, education
for all, right to choose, informed choice, informed consent, gender, equal opportunity, empowerment, NGOs, civil society, partnerships, transparency, bottom - up participation, accountability, holism, broad - based consultation, facilitation, inclusion, awareness - raising, clarification of values, capacity - building, women's rights, children's rights, reproductive rights, sexual orientation, safe abortion, safe motherhood, enabling environment, equal access,
life skills education, peer education, bodily integrity, internalisation, ownership, bestpractices, indicators of progress, culturally sensitive approaches, secular spirituality, Youth Parliament, peace education, the rights of future generations, corporate social
responsibility, fair trade, human security, precautionary principle, prevention...
He saw that «new occasions» not only «teach new duties» but that they also «make ancient good uncouth» and that our
responsibility, granted the relativism that attaches to all our experience and our statement, is to think afresh, on the basis of the general apostolic witness and
with due regard
for earlier Christian teaching, as well as in the light of our own experience of «newness of
life,» so that what we have to say is nove (newly said) and often is also nove (the saying of new things).
However, the Churches were prepared to cope
with this irresponsible movement and would not be bullied or threatened into surrendering the
responsibility of the Church
for justice in all facets of
life.
They attend to scripture; struggle to discern the gospel's call and demand on them and their congregations in particular contexts; lead worship, preach and teach; respond to requests
for help of all kinds from myriad people in need;
live with children, youth and adults through
life cycles marked by both great joy and profound sadness; and take
responsibility for the unending work of running an organization
with buildings, budgets, and public relations and personnel issues.
In the face of a threat to public order, those
with public power and the
responsibility for maintaining peace, even if they care about justice, as Pilate did, are sometimes under pressure to sacrifice justice — and
with it, all pretense of determining whose views are correct when it comes to
life's big questions.
The question of the Church's
responsibility for the society in or
with which it
lives has been important and difficult since the beginning of Christian history.
Thus
for each of us, the exacting and inescapable question, which must be faced and answered, is the question of our total mortal
life as we are now
living it, a question which arises from our mortality
with the
responsibility which that entails, which puts itself to us in the form of our measuring up to the possibility of becoming authentically ourselves, and which issues in our realization (not so much in thought as in deeply felt experience as existing men) of blessedness, as we know ourselves becoming what we truly are, or in destruction or damnation, as we know ourselves both frustrated men and failures in our human fulfillment.
And when our rights and citizens of a democracy conflict
with our
responsibilities as citizens of heaven, we must choose to abandon our rights, and
live for what is right.
Sure, it probably was not the best idea to keep her around, but he should have taken
responsibility for his actions, admitted his fault to his wife, and to Hagar, and then sent Hagar off
with enough money and possessions to
live and provide
for herself.
Instead, however, and as the best substitute, the Church would need to give the individual Christian three things: a more
living ardour of Christian inspiration as a basis of individual
life; an absolute conviction that the moral
responsibility of the individual is not at an end because he does not come in conflict
with any concrete instruction of the official Church; an initiation into the holy art of finding the concrete prescription
for his own decision in the personal call of God, in other words, the logic of concrete particular decision which of course does justice to universal regulative principles but can not wholly be deduced from them solely by explicit casuistry.
Finally, we take encouragement in this work of remote marriage preparation from Pope Francis who declared recently (address to Roman Rota 22/1/2016), «Therefore,
with a renewed sense of
responsibility, the Church continues to propose marriage in its essential elements — offspring, the good of the spouses, unity, indissolubility, sacredness — not as an ideal
for a few, despite modern models centred on the ephemeral and the transitory, but as a reality that,
with the grace of Christ, can be
lived by all the baptised faithful.»