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“No one makes you feel anything. It is how you react and respond that
determines your emotions.” ~Brian Tracy
“You hurt my feelings!” is what my daughters say to me when they
are upset that they can’t get their way for some reason. The innocence and the honesty of youth
reveals what we, as adults, feel when someone or something gets in our way.
I remind my daughters (in a way that a six and two year old
can understand) that their feelings are not a result of what I did (or did not
do) to them or for them; rather, her feelings are a result of how they process
the disappointment they are experiencing.
Remember that we alone are responsible for our feelings and
emotions. Nobody has the power to “make”
us feel a certain way. We determine how
we feel, and we choose how we react to the actions and words of others.
Let’s choose to stop giving others power over how we
feel. Let’s work this week to reclaim
control over our feelings, and let’s choose how we want to react to the things
that happen to us. You are in control of
yourself! You have ownership over your
feelings and thoughts. The only power
someone has over you is the power you permit them to have.
You are in control!
Today is a great day to show it!
Take care!
-Victor
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