Responsibility

Responsibility is the ability to respond with awareness rather than reaction.
It is not burden, guilt, or duty — it is participation in cause and effect with consciousness intact.

In Stillhouse philosophy, responsibility replaces blame.
It acknowledges impact without attaching shame.
To be responsible is to remain present in the pattern — to see one’s role within consequence and choose coherence over defense.

Responsibility is awareness in motion.

See also Philosophy of Integration, The Ladder of Integration Relationships
See also Ethics, Cause and Effect, Awareness, Blame, Integration