| Have you ever gone through a difficult time in your | | | | you are because of the choices you made. But it can |
| life? A period when you felt helpless and powerless | | | | be very empowering indeed. |
| to deal with your circumstances and destiny? We all | | | | The simple act of taking responsibility for your self |
| have. | | | | and your life is the first step towards picking up the |
| Many of us have experienced the tragedy of abusive | | | | pieces and moving on. When you shift the onus of |
| childhoods, broken relationships or the loss of a loved | | | | change to yourself, the constraints of the past are |
| one. The easiest thing to do in times like these is to | | | | lifted and you can be anything you choose to be. |
| blame other people or circumstances for your life, | | | | True empowerment is not about taking control, |
| your state of mind, your finances and career. | | | | passing laws, fighting injustice or changing the world. |
| It's so easy to blame an abusive parent for the way | | | | Empowerment starts from within. It comes from |
| you are today, or a broken relationship for | | | | your willingness to be responsible for what is |
| destroying your ability to love again. But blame is a | | | | happening to you, your life and your world. |
| very disempowering emotion. | | | | At some point in our lives we all face adversity. |
| It places on others the responsibility for your life, | | | | Some of us blame others, while others own |
| your emotions, your self. It disempowers you | | | | responsibility and get on with their lives. |
| because you cannot change people or circumstances. | | | | The way we deal with our pain and let it transform |
| The only thing you can change is yourself and the | | | | us makes the difference between winning and losing |
| way you react to them. | | | | the battle. When you realise that and act on it, you |
| Some people go through their lives blaming others, | | | | are truly the master of your own destiny. |
| living in hopelessness and despair. But, with the | | | | __________ |
| exception of child abuse or losing someone you love, | | | | Copyright © Priya Shah |
| no one can do anything to you that you do not give | | | | Priya Shah writes about self-improvement and |
| them the permission to do. | | | | women's empowerment. Click here for relationship |
| By choosing to let things happen they way they do, | | | | tips and advice. |
| you are as much to blame for the consequences. It | | | | This article may be reprinted as long as the resource |
| takes a lot of courage to accept that you're the way | | | | box is left intact and all links are hyperlinked. |