I heard him say, “He told me that I have nothing more to work on,” as if he was now exempt from the responsibility of courageous and worthy stewardship. I was shocked! Can it be that people really believe that they are largely done with growth and development after they have completed what they have identified as remedial? For many, once they have complied with the present rules, they feel like they now can collect the “get of jail” card and be left alone to themselves and to their present behavioral norms. I don’t want to accept that people are largely interested in going invisible to not only others, but to themselves regarding their immaturity, constraints, and distortions. Ignorance, hiddeness, slothfulness and outright lies are seemingly a balm that far too many opt for versus truth that frees. It is far too easy to allow these distortions to take away the time of our lives that ultimately is required to create the life that we believe we will live. Thich Nhat Hanh says that “Peace is every step.” Consciousness of this step, this breath, this person, this situation, this opportunity, is the very thing before us to meet, understand, improve AND WORK ON. All of us are responsible, some of us respond. How about you?