The moment you take personal responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you can change anything in your life. And all of your changes begin with you focusing inside, instead of focusing outside yourself on other people, places and things. And as long as your focus remains on other people or challenging situations, you have no power to change anything. Today, begin to take responsibility for everything in your life. If you feel helpless over a situation, it’s usually because you can’t see your part in it. Today, allow yourself to open up to exploring your part in every situation and then allow yourself to see how it could be different if you made a different choice and acted or responded differently. To be clear, this is not about being self-critical or taking excessive responsibility. It’s about focusing on what brings relief and on what decreases your anxiety and sense of powerlessness. It’s about focusing on where your power lies. Even if you can’t see it yet, just know that it is there. Even if you don’t feel like you have a choice, remind yourself that you do and try to find it. Today, know that this is how you take your power back. Focus on your part. Focus on what you can control and you will find your life will become simpler and much more enjoyable as a result of that.

Just for today, I accept my power now. No person, place or thing has any power over me for I am the only thinker in my mind. It does not matter what other people do or say. What does matter is how I choose to react and what I choose to believe about myself. I reclaim my power and consciously create the life I desire. I am safe. It is only change. And everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.