For the past 3 years, I have been on the most amazing journey. I have grown so much emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. I have been having more fun enjoying my children and family, more than ever before! I have totally changed the way I see myself and how the world works. I have stepped out of my comfort zone and done things like zip lining through the trees, a lot of public speaking, and investing in myself. These were things I avoided at all costs before. My relationship with my husband is the best it has ever been. I have never felt more alive!
The past 3 years have been the most intense and challenging time of my life. Every relationship has been challenged to the brink of almost breaking, including the relationship with myself. I have never been more frustrated, scared, sad, and uncertain that things were all going to work out. I’ve never felt more vulnerable. I’ve never had so many times of feeling like giving up and doubting what the heck I was doing!
The TRUTH is that BOTH of those stories are accurate and truthful descriptions of the last 3 years of my life. One is from a place of empowerment, and one is from feeling like a victim. I have chosen to focus on the first story!
What story are you focusing on in your life? I will guarantee you that if you are focusing on the story where you feel like a victim, you will feel the most stressed out and have significantly more anxiety than if you focus on your story of empowerment.
What does your story do for you and others? Does it bring them down and make them feel sorry for you? Or, does it help uplift both you and them to believe you are capable of anything?
Exercise
Take 10 minutes and write 2 different stories to describe the last 3 years of your life. Write one from feeling empowered and one from feeling like a victim. Then choose which one to focus on!
Affirmation
I get to choose the story I focus on.
I am empowered to choose.
Make it an OUTSTANDING week! It’s your choice!
