Often when life gets hard we want to give up. ⁠
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But most of the time it’s because we forget that we have POWER to make a decision at any given time to change our experience.⁠
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And so here’s a story. ⁠
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Once I was having a panic attack — which, is not at ALL common for me. ⁠

A frightening experience that I want to avoid as much as possible. Ha. You know what I’m talking about if you’ve had one!
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And then some deep wisdom popped up inside. It said “HEY! YOU HAVE POWER, WOMAN! DECIDE WHAT TO DO HERE!”⁠
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So I stepped into my leader self. I said “What would BARBARIAN do?”⁠
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And I thought, “She would say what she wanted in very clear terms, she’d be open to other’s thoughts. She would create a safe space for dialogue.⁠ She would hold healthy boundaries.”⁠
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And so that’s what I did. Over and over again, asking myself every single day. “What can I do right now that feeeeeels empowering?” ⁠
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Some times it means stating what I need.⁠
Some times it means taking a walk on the beach.⁠
Some times it means eating a cookie.⁠
Some times it means saying NO to the thing that doesn’t serve me.⁠
Some times it means saying YES to doing the hard thing that will help in the long run.⁠
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And it turns out that I keep getting more of what I want. And I feel SO freaking empowered. ⁠
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Any time I feel things are heavy and hard I ask myself what can I do to feel empowered and I do it. It helps soooo much. ⁠
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The end.⁠ ✨
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PLEASE remember that you have a voice and choice. Use it to the extent that you can. ⁠
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You always have power.  No matter what your standing is in the world. To choose your attitude and to take action. Never forget it. And if you need a daily reminder (I do!) here’s one.⁠

Send this to a friend that might need to hear this!
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