Take Back Your Power By Reframing Your Thoughts

                                                     "I am not what happened to me, 

                                                      I am what I choose to become." 

                                                                         - Carl Jung

A lot of times we are focusing on what is "wrong" with us. Unfortunately  we get plenty of help from people around us and also from TV, the internet, magazines and society constantly pointing out what is "wrong" with us.

There are plenty of ads everywhere telling us what we need to look like... what we should do to change... how we need to dress.. what to do to be more successful... what we need to do to fit in... what we need to do to find the "perfect love" in our lives... and what we must start doing, versus stop doing. 

Of course if we buy a certain product this will easily be fixed from the outside. We all know that this is not true. No new product will ever make us feel better about ourselves. It might for the moment but after a day or two the same old feeling comes back until we chase down the next shiny object to try to fix our life with. This will become a never ending cycle. 

"You don't have to defend or explain your decisions to anyone. 

It's your life. Live it without apologies." 

- Many Hale 

I believe a lot of us  have now come to realize is that the world is filled with messages telling us that we are not good enough or worthy of living an wonderful life. We should play small and don't stand out. Stick with the crowd, it's safer to belong to the group because then you won't get hurt. Conform to what society and others think you should do, have and become. Don't decide for yourself what you want and what you would like to do with your life.

Can we be truly happy and content with our life if we allow other people to decide what is best for us? 

I don't believe we can. We must all decide for ourselves and design the life that we truly desire and dream of. 

"The major key to your better future is you." 

- Jim Rohn

Seldom are we actually celebrating what is "right" with us.  A lot of us are feeling powerless and insignificant.

It is time to change this.
Today... it is time to start focusing on and celebrating  what is "right" with you.

We also allow old memories from the past defining who we are today.
Because this happened to me in the past... I can never be happy. 

Because  I was born into a dysfunctional family... I will never be able to find true love and a great career. 

Reframing empowers you to take a negative thoughts related to a problem and convert them into positive solutions.

Don't allow the past to define who you are today.
Focus on what you have learned from the past. Rather than focusing on the pain of your past. Quickly reframe hurtful and bitter memories into reminders how much you have grown. You are not the same person as you were 5, 10, 20, 30, 50 years ago. You are not the same persona as you were a year ago. 

We are constantly growing and learning new things. What happened many years ago it's not who you are. It's something that you went trough. It was an experience you had to go through to become the person you are today. 

Imagine an amazing future and a more empowered life and start living it with every step you take and every decision you make.
Remember... this too shall pass!
But not necessarily by itself. It might need a little help from you, and why wait. Start now, create memories now that will fill your mind with your own power to choose. 

"Our key to transforming anything lies in our ability to reframe it." 

- Marianne Williamson

And don't forget to always focus on... what is right with you!
You are a strong, empowered human being and you are capable of creating anything you desire and dream of in your own life. 

So, take your power back by reframing your thoughts and become the STAR in your own movie. 

"I am in charge. I take my own power back." 

- Louise Hay

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