Own Your Own Life!

Why "poor me" doesn't work

by Red
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Are you happy? Do you embrace life each morning in anticipation of how the day will unfold, or do you find yourself going through a doom-and-gloom checklist of what you have to endure each day? Life is full of joy and sorrow - a collection of personal experiences and choices that are subtly shaping each tomorrow. Take a moment to flip through the scrapbook of your mind, clearly seeing what has brought you to this place and time. If you don't like your life, or feel as if you are at the mercy of it, chances are good you're heading for trouble. The question is, even if you see it coming, what are you prepared to do?

My life sucks!
Most of us have felt this way at one time or another. I'll even go as far as to say that sometimes it's even true. Your lover is a jerk, your boss is an idiot - or maybe you no longer have a job. Your house is in foreclosure, your kids are out of control, and your car stranded you on the highway. Heck, this may have all come down in the same month, week or day! Yeah, these are the curveballs we all get thrown, and sometimes things far worse. Some days, it's enough to push you over the edge, and feeling sorry for yourself seems like the natural thing to do. Go ahead. Have that hissy fit or throw that tantrum, if you need to. Get it all out of your system as quickly as possible, because you have work to do!

Deal with it
It really is in these darkest of moments, when nothing goes right and it all seems so hopeless, which you find the one thing that you have to pull you up and out of the abyss has been there all along... it's you. Whatever challenges you face, whatever your problems are, accept the fact that you just need to deal with it! Life isn't always fair, but it is interactive. If there is a situation, or circumstance, that is negatively affecting you - understand that you have a choice. You can choose to accept things as they are, and go about your business in comfortable misery - or you can think about how things got to this point, your role in that path, and find a way to improve it.

Life is hard
So, things haven't exactly gone your way or as you had planned... so sorry. Much of the time, I'm right there with ya! However, that is part of the beauty and irony of life. There are times when things have to be entirely screwed up, or we will do nothing to change ourselves, or our circumstances. When we feel powerless, we become powerless, because we live in fear of what may change. Ironically, it is in these woe-is-me times, that we are wanting change the most. Sometimes, we just don't want the responsibility for creating those changes.

It's your Life - own it!
Most people know what makes them unhappy, and have theories on what will bring them inner peace and joy. Unfortunately, too many of us are afraid to face life head-on, and take responsibility for our present and our future. Instead, we put forth excuses, justifications, or play the blame game. While that may help us keep ourselves down and make things seemingly acceptable - it changes nothing.

It is easy to find fault in a lover, but harder to accept that we chose to be with them, and sometimes choose to stay. It is common to hate the job/boss/company, but so many of us are so afraid of rejection that we fail to try and create a better atmosphere, or to find employment elsewhere! I have heard many people blame their psychics because they haven't found love/money/happiness… and many of these people are the same ones who have done nothing different to invite a change of circumstance in their lives!

The bottom line is, if you don't like where your life is at or heading, you can wallow in self-pity, or take control and begin again.

Checklist to Take Control

1) Diagnose the problems or issues honestly. Are you angelically blameless, or did/are you contributing to the problem?

2) Accept the situation. Most problems or issues didn't happen overnight, and they can't always be fixed or repaired immediately.

3) Weigh your options. Look at things from every angle, and consider every outcome. Even though there may not be a "miracle cure," does any outcome offer betterment from what you have now?

4) Get a reading. Knowledge is power, and a psychic reading can help you avoid pitfalls, understand your role, improve your chances of success, and confirm or deny if you are on the right track.

5) Set goals, make a plan of action, and follow through with conviction. Just as you most likely are your own worst enemy, you probably are your own greatest asset or ally. The one thing you can always count on, and never escape, is yourself.

All about choices
No one does everything right, all the time. Sometimes, the choices and options available to us aren't the greatest - but at least we have a choice. Choosing to do nothing is still a choice, and has its' own consequences. When you own your own life, it doesn't mean that everything is going to be miraculous and easy, but it sure does help to guide and illuminate where you're going, and offers some satisfaction when looking back where you've been.

Sometimes it really is just you. Talk to a psychic for guidance and take charge! Call 1.800.573.4784 or click here now.

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