3 Simple Steps to Take Your Power Back

As you all know - I am a big advocate for personal growth and self-discovery. I believe each person comes here to learn and that all experiences have something beneficial that can be gleaned from them.

I found this article this morning - something I wrote a long time ago and hadn't shared yet so I thought I would post it because it is relevant :).

Take Your Power Back in 3 Steps

Take your power back! The few steps outlined below will start you on the path to liberation and show you how to live a more rewarding life.

Acceptance: This is the first important lesson to living an empowered life. Living in the past does not allow us to move forward. Let go of futile things like regret. We don't always have to like what happened, or what others have done that is harmful, but dwelling on things only keeps us stuck. Holding onto pain ultimately hurts us more than the original transgression anyway. Accept what has come before, that is the first step to finding peace. This doesn't mean "like it" - but accept it and look for the lessons that can be gleaned from it.

Secondly - Forgiveness. We don't have to "forget" to forgive, but in the act of forgiveness we say "I am not going to allow this person or this situation to have power over my life". When we make a conscious decision to forgive, we allow ourselves to move forward with a new sense of freedom. Forgiveness is the ultimate act of taking your power back.

Finally, Release. Once we have accepted the person/situation and made a conscious decision to forgive ourselves/others etc. we are free to release that burden from our soul. In release, comes the ability to rebuild and start fresh. Release lifts the weight of the negative emotions of anger, regret, sorrow. When we release them, we open up to higher vibrational frequencies which in turn draw more positive people and circumstances into our world.

Once you have worked on these steps, it is important to keep the ball rolling. Accountability is the final lesson for leading an empowered life. Stop being a victim, stop blaming others. Take ownership of your own life. You are in control of your destiny based on your choices and actions. You cannot control the actions of others, but you can choose your own. Recognition of this fact allows the individual to feel more in control of his/her own destiny as opposed to feeling victimized by circumstance.