The biggest decision you can make in life is to take control of your life and take responsibility for your beliefs and actions.
Often in life we like to find excuses, blame other people, place ownership on circumstances - whatever it may be - we really like to point fingers at anything and everything but ourselves.
Truthfully, your life is in your hands.
Sure - things happen outside of our control. And you may believe in a higher power. But realistically - you can control how you choose to react to every situation.
And when you make that decision to hold yourself accountable, you take back control of your entire life.
Truly. By accepting that you and only you can control your thoughts/emotions/actions - you’ve given yourself the greatest gift.
Life can be awful. And you may not control that. And you may not be able to change it. But you can choose to figure out how to make it work for you. You can say this sucks but if I allow it to make me bitter, I’m going to ruin my entire life.
I’m not saying don’t ever be sad. I’m not saying don’t ever be mad. I’m not even saying don’t feel bad for yourself. Feel everything. Let everything marinate so that you really address and process it and then move on. It’s not sitting in the hopelessness that matters.
I see a lot of people lately who want to place blame on their health, their finances, their jobs, their friends, etc etc. And I want to scream. You could have better. You could feel better. You could be better if you only understood the power in our thoughts and actions.
Life doesn’t promise us a golden ticket. It doesn’t owe us anything. The only person who owes you anything is yourself.