When we allow others to control how we feel, act and behave we become victims of our situation and take our personal power away.

We are not victims of our circumstances, we are powerful creators with the ability to change ourselves and our circumstances at any moment!

We must take full responsibility for everything in our lives, both the good and the bad, because only then do we have the ability to create the life we desire!

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DON'T PLAY VICTIM!!!

This isn't to take away from the fact that bad things have happened to us or that people have hurt us in the past, but when we continue to allow these moments to have power over us we're living in the past making it impossible to create a new and better future.

When we continue to play the victim we lower our own energetic vibration and by doing so attract low vibration people and situations into our lives.

Instead, we must trust ourselves, our intuition, and our abilities!

We must use our personal power and create an unshakable belief in ourselves and begin thinking, acting, and behaving like the person we wish to become in the future, in the present moment.

We can never create our new selves or new lives when we continue to think, act, feel, and behave how we always have.

Believe me, this is much easier said than done!

From a logical perspective I can understand all of this and know that I can't allow others to dictate how I feel, act, and behave, but then going out and doing it is where things get difficult.

When we are close to people and have emotional ties to them and memories this becomes so much more difficult because in a way these people feel as if they are part of us in some way.

There are only a few people in my life who have a strong impact on how I think, feel, act, and behave and while I wouldn't deem this as okay, the fact that I am consciously aware of it is the first step to me being able to fix it.

As I said, it's not going to be easy and it's definitely going to be a process but by continuing to practice and get better at good habits such as meditation, journaling, positive thinking, and deep breathing it will get easier and life will be even more enjoyable.

Some days will be easier than others that's for sure, but it's all about sticking with it, focusing on improving, and enjoying the process along the way.

If you're anything like me, you're your harshest critic and don't give yourself enough credit for all the work you've put in and the tremendous strides you've made along your journey.

So today, stop for a minute, take a deep breath, smile, and give yourself some credit for all you've been through and the work you've put in because we all deserve some credit and love from ourselves!