Taking Charge

You are in charge

Though most of us find this hard to believe because we are constantly giving away our power

To guilt and worry

To events and random circumstances

To anger (because it’s only human)

To self judgments

You are in charge because your thoughts determine how and in many cases what you see

And so, even though we have no control over most external events

And all our lives we will live exposed to the randomness

Of debilitating events and loss of meaningful attachments

It is, in the end, what we think-

What meaning we put to objective reality

What narratives we create inside ourselves

Out of our experiences-

That determines how we see and

Consequently what we see

Out of our thoughts come

All that we do

All that we value

All that we avoid

All that hurts us

You are in charge