Self-Determination


There is no greater achievement than being the master of your own destiny.

Life can be as hard and unpredictable as it can be rewarding and fulfilling.

The difference lies in whether we DO what is needed to make it work well or jump between reactions and catastrophes.

Here is one way to make it simply easier.

STEP ONE

We have to know what we actually want before we can have any real hope of getting it.  Whether you make a list of the three most important things to you, draw a diagram of all the puzzle pieces in your life, or simply sit and quietly think, the clearer the image we have of how we want our lives to work and fee, the more likely we are to actually live it.

The more senses that are involved in the picture, the better.  when we can know, see, feel, even smell and taste it, the more real it becomes to us; a key part of actually 'living the dream'.

 

STEP TWO

Knowing how our life will feel better when we are truly our own masters, we can deal with the things that are out or our control, unexpected, or unwanted.  We may not know which things will happen, but we know that something will. There are some things we simply cannot do anythiong about.

This is easiest when we accept what we CAN do and focus on that. We gain nothing but stress when we worry about things we cannot change.  It is MUCH better to think about what we CAN.

STEP THREE

Thinking ahead a little, we can start things a little earlier than when we need to have them, so they are ready and waiting for us when we do need them. That way, we are never in a rush to make a choice, talke and action, or think how this adds to the life we want?

SUMMARY

The bottom line is we HAVE to do what we CAN do, if we have any hope of being in charge of our life.  The one we WANT.

 


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