Step into your power

We are not responsible for other people's emotions. To try to be is to sign up for massive amounts of pain, distraction and to step away from our own personal power. Remember, the only thing we have 100% control over in life is our response to what happens. We get to 100% choose what meaning we give the events of our lives. Tony Robbins, author and motivational speaker

I travelled to Namave today it’s just outside the capital, this will be the new HQ for the project. The place is impressive. To come from a camp on the border of South Sudan with a dream and a vision to a self sustaining international business just proves to me that you can do anything, anything that your heart truly desires! There are some hiccups however, the Government is dragging their heels on providing electricity, water and roads, someone wants an envelope under the table and that’s the sticking point! We are focusing on the solution! I kept hearing this “there are no victims here” and thinking about it and chatting with them I learnt this, which I will always remember. There are things that happen to everyone, no one is exempt, that we either cannot control, or is just crappy but when you think of yourself as a victim you relinquish the power that is inherent in every single one of us. You dim your light! Take ownership, I always say own your stuff. Stop telling the story as a victim, who did what to you, why they did it, how they are bad and wicked yaddda yadda yadda! Each time you do that you drain more of your power and dim more of your light. Regroup, refocus, rethink and get busy! Tell the story in an empowering way. In a way that will heal you or heal someone else! There are no victims here!!

So what did I learn today?

I’ve learnt that life isn’t always fair, you don’t always get what you think you deserve and that sometimes bad things happen to unsuspecting, good people…and you learn not to always take it personally.
I’ve learnt that nobody’s punishing you and everything isn’t always somebody’s fault. It’s just life happening. I’ve learnt with courage in your heart, you take a stand, you take a deep breath, and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can.Peace!!!