Complete the past by choosing now

We largely determine the quality of our own lives. It often feels easier to blame our circumstances — the job, the financial issues, the requests made of us, even our past choices — for how we are showing up today. However, we each have a tremendous amount of power in that we can make a choice or decision today that can begin to change our lives for the better. We have to love ourselves enough to let things feel awkward as we move into the unknown.

This and every moment is a chance to make a choice that can improve how we feel about ourselves and our lives. Of course, there are factors beyond our control, yet we get to say how we respond to them. It is this moment of tension where we feel pulled to fall back into an old, disempowering pattern that we can create a new opportunity for ourselves.

We are designed to be able to turn everything into a learning experience. The temptation to say yes to something we know to say no to is an opportunity to expand our ability to honor our worth and our boundaries. Our path forward is built decision by decision, moment by moment.