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People
FEELING
RESPONSIBLE
FOR OTHERS
It can be a heavy burden to take on
responsibility for other people, but
often the burden does not need to be
so weighty. Feeling responsible is
dierent from being responsible: you
have a choice over the rst, even if
you don’t over the second. Dreams can
be helpful in making you realize this.
YOU FEEL YOU HAVE
A DUTY TO PROVIDE CARE
You are excessively worried and concerned
about a person or other people. You can’t cope
with the demands you must meet—otherwise,
what dreadful outcome might there be?
Action This dream is about self-imposed
duty. You might unconsciously be seeking
self-importance in your life. Do you rush in to
take over “to help people,” when perhaps you
are infantilizing them? Have you considered
those people could do perfectly well without
your intervention?
YOU ARE ACTING
IRRESPONSIBLY
In your dream, pets need feeding and elderly
parents need attention. You’ve neglected your
responsibilities, and there’s hunger and grief
all around. You are full of remorse and
wake up feeling miserable.
Action Resolve not to be careless in your
duties, however full your day is. Delegate if
necessary—be responsible about that, too.
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Feeling Responsible For Others
YOU ARE AVOIDING
RESPONSIBILITY
You dream about being asked to take
responsibility—but you duck out every time.
The thought of doing it wrong if you
responded positively terries you, and
you wake up thankful you escaped
humiliation once again.
Action Worrying about doing it wrong if you
take appropriate responsibility has left you
morally bankrupt. It’s important to wake up to
the fact you won’t always get everything
wrong. Those fears probably started in
childhood with insensitive parents. Start
taking responsibility, one step at a time.
YOU ARE CONCERNED
FOR OTHERS
You feel concern for another, or others, and
come forward to oer your help. Are your skills
of good use to them? Does the dream oer
clues about the timeliness of relying on your
abilities? Your psyche is validating those
genuine feelings of concern for others and
encouraging you to respond appropriately
in everyday life.
Action Be glad you are functioning from a
balanced inner world: you are mature in your
outlook, coming forward when needed and
withholding when best to let others look after
themselves. It is more spiritually valuable to
relinquish responsibility sometimes.
Responsibility comes in various guises:
know when to take it.
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