Can you enjoy the life of your dreams when it's 105 degrees outside? How about 3 degrees below zero? What if your life partner is doing something you absolutely hate? What if your boss has assigned you a job you really don't want to do? What if you're allergic to chocolate, you ate some anyway and now your stomach really hurts? How about if you're stuck in traffic and are going to be late to an important meeting?
None of these things except the chocolate is under your control. Even the chocolate is out of your control now. So....where did the life of your dreams go? Actually it didn't leave. Your attitude just changed. In this present time, it is extremely common for all of us to use our time to complain bitterly about circumstances we don't like. It's a deeply ingrained habit. We seem to think that griping will make it better just like when we were babies and screamed in our beds and our mothers came and made whatever it was better.
The thing is we're not babies now. Even if our mothers could come and help us out, a lot of things would be out of her control too. Maybe we had better learn to stop griping and accept the things we can't change. Even better, maybe we could learn to love some of them!
Empowerment enhances the ability of individuals or organizations to make choices and transform those choices into positive outcomes. Empowered people have recognized their own value and strength and their capacity to handle life's problems. In turn they are better able to influence the course of their lives. With information and support, most people can find within themselves the power to direct their lives and reach their dreams.
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