It’s Your Life

It’s up to us to choose for ourselves how we want to engage with life. It’s not up to anyone else how we live our life, because they have their own life to do with as they choose. We each have that responsibility. When we take time for fun and simple daily pleasures, learn, and grow from the struggles and challenges that occur, and make the most out of the time we have, then we can be assured that we are living our best life.

“Let go of who you’re supposed to be and embrace who you are.”

Brene Brown

Here’s a secret: If we hold back and don’t allow ourselves to expect good things, or we wait for life to drop it in our laps while we sit around lamenting about how unhappy we are with how our life is going, or we allow someone else to dictate how we should live our life, then we’re going to get more of the same junk. However, if we expect good things, take action (even a tiny step in the direction of what we dream of), and deliberately look for reasons to be happy, we will see more opportunities for joy, and yes, we will get more goodness.

“Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.”

Napoleon Hill

This is not to say that everything is always going to go according to plan, or that bad things won’t happen, but if we look for the gift in the challenging times, we will often find that something better is in store for us and the unwanted experience was a way to get us to change direction. When we flip our negative emotions and thoughts as soon as we notice them, we will get ourselves back to a better frame of mind which will get us heading on the right path.

“Though no one can go back and make a brand-new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand-new ending.”

Carl Bard

The point of power is always NOW, not the past and not the future. It’s up to us to make the most of the present moment, making sure to align our perspective with what we desire for our lives, and then go for it.

“You create your thoughts, your thoughts create your intentions, and your intentions create your reality.”

Wayne Dyer