LilyHighOnLife #5
Change Your Attitude, Change Your LIfe
Being High On Life means feeling good in each moment. No drugs, no alcohol, just a feeling of well-being with a genuine smile.
When I wake up in the morning, no matter what time it is, before I even open my eyes if I am not feeling good already, I move myself into feeling good in my mind. Sometimes with a memory that makes me smile. Sometimes with things I know I will be doing that day. By the time I open my eyes, I am looking forward to the day.
When I discovered what taking responsibility really means, it profoundly changed my life. Everything that happens to me, I am on some level responsible for. The good, the bad and the ugly. It doesn’t mean I did something wrong, or that I am at fault, but if I think about what I may have said, done or facilitated, I can see how it lead to a situation I may not have wanted, or really not chosen for myself. Once I see what I did that lead up to what I didn’t want, I can change it, or make sure it does not happen again.
Taking responsibility is recognizing the part I played in my past that lead to my present situation. I didn’t do anything wrong, it is not about assigning blame to anyone, especially myself, it is the wonderful realization that if I said or did whatever it was, I don’t have to do it again. I can do things differently now. Taking responsibility takes me out of the blame game. It’s not someone else’s fault, so I am not a victim, and I have the power to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
When I realized I did not have to be a victim to anyone else, and was really in control of my own life, it felt great. Are we influenced, triggered by people around us ? Do we behave differently around some people than others ? Of course, we are not perfect either and have our own baggage and past that we bring along no matter who we are with, but realizing I did not have to be anyone’s victim, that I had a choice in not only how I reacted to people, but also in how I then dealt with different situations, gives me a freedom that makes me feel good. It makes it much easier to be kinder to the people I am with.
We all want to be loved and respected, just because we are human. As you go about your day, smile more, be a little kinder to everyone and spread the love.
I’m Lily and I want to live in a world where people smile more, are kind to others and come from love. Let me know how you are enjoying your life.
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