Don't give up your power!

We give up our power when we become convinced we don't have any.

What power, you ask?

While we may not be able to control everything that happens to us, we have the power to shape what comes after that. In other words, we can control what we do with what happens to us.

Though it may seem difficult at times, we should try to look at hardships and challenges in a positive light. Notice how we emerge stronger after overcoming obstacles life throws our way, and are better able to navigate future ones.

We should never take a defeatist attitude in life. Getting down on yourself won't solve anything. Instead, believe in the power within you to shape your own destiny.

If you want to effect change, let your voice be heard. It doesn't mean you'll get what you want every time, but you will at least have tried.

Imagine if people who changed the course of history -- George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Albert Einstein, and Martin Luther King Jr. among them -- had resigned to the notion that they possessed little power to make a difference. The world, as we know it, might be a whole lot different today.

Don't relinquish your own power to do amazing things. Believe in yourself. Be positive. Don't give up on what you believe in. You can achieve anything you set your heart and mind to.

And never cede this power to someone else. Somewhere along the way, you'll come across someone who will pretend to know more about your life than you do. Don't follow what someone else tells you to do unless it's what your heart desires.

No one else in this world is you. And that, in itself, is powerful. Stand firmly on your feet and wield that power to better your life.

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Anonymous said…

This is such an import & true message that people need to understand now & then act accordingly.

October 3, 2017 at 5:33 PM

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