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