Snippets Of Wisdom 82: You Are Disempowering You

Mary Ann Pack hosts Snippets of Wisdom, short lessons that support your joyous transformational journey. Today's snippet is #82: You Are Disempowering you! How many times have you wallowed in pity for yourself because of how others treated you? I can find myself there more times than I'd like to admit! In this talk, let's discover how we can shift that disempowerment to feeling powerful again!

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Snippets of Wisdom number 82. You are disempowering you. They made me feel that way. It's their fault because they hurt my feelings. They're to blame for all this trouble I'm experiencing. How many times have you found yourself either saying this or thinking this way? You might say to yourself, It's not my fault. I'm the victim here. If they didn't say or do that thing, I would feel better. I was contemplating this topic because I was wallowing in pity about how I was mistreated. Then I came across this Abraham Hicks quote. You are not meant to suffer, And when you are suffering, It is always, No matter what, Of your own doing. There is nothing that makes you feel more despair, Which is the equivalent of powerlessness, Than to give somebody else the power over how you feel. In other words, They did it to me. How disempowering is that? And how empowering is it to discover that only you can do anything to you? Ouch! They really stepped on my tender toes. I was disempowering myself by playing the victim. I allowed this person to take over my autonomy and power. I gave my power away. There is no one else to blame. I did this to myself. Okay, So how do I get my power back? First, I must acknowledge that I'm not meant to suffer. If I'm suffering, That's an indication that I've given my power away to others. Second, I must acknowledge that I don't want to feel despair. I want to feel good and be fully empowered to live well. Finally, I must reclaim my power and responsibility by ignoring what others are saying or doing. Their opinions and beliefs are irrelevant to how I want to feel. If I want to feel good, It's up to me to ignore others and focus solely on my choice of thoughts. When we are suffering, We have been lazy with our thoughts. We've allowed our thoughts to be affected by others around us. Then we want to blame them. That's ludicrous. We gave them our power, Our powerful attention, And aligned with what they were saying or doing. Only we have the power to feel the way we feel. That's why it's called empowerment. It's inner power that's meant for our good. Reclaim your power. Empower yourself by choosing how you feel and let everyone else off the hook. Big hugs, Marianne.