I can choose to take ownership of my life.
Many people today are playing the role of the victim. Nothing that happens in their life is ever their fault. Maybe they don't even think their actions are their own fault. They want everyone else to fix their problems for them.
While many things happen to us that we cannot control, we are in the driver's seat of our life.
We might as well steer.
We can choose to own our actions.
When we mess up, we can admit it, and strive to do better next time. We don’t even have to shame ourselves for falling short of perfection. We can learn what we can from our failures, let the rest go and move on.
We can choose to own our words.
We can choose to use kind, uplifting words to others and ourselves. When we fall short, we can admit it, and strive to do better next time.
We can choose to own our thoughts.
Our thoughts are the seeds. We will reap what we sow. We can choose to plant kind, uplifting thoughts, about ourselves and others. Don’t plant a thought you don’t want to see grow.
No one knows what amazing things we can accomplish with our lives. We can make the world a better place in miraculous ways, big and small. We matter.
We can choose to take ownership of our thoughts, words and deeds. We are in the driver's seat of our life. We might as well steer.
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