Are we managing our life or is our life managing us? We often act as if the world is unfolding and we simply showed up to watch. We react to what we are given, acting as if we have no responsibility for what happens in our lives. This is a sure path to sustained misery. For all practical purposes, we might as well just lay on the highway and beg the largest truck to run us over.

We have been gifted the power of choice. Too often, our thoughts and choices are unconscious and habitual. How many times must we suffer from making ineffective choices before we awaken to the truth? When are we going to invest in the energy and discipline necessary to create the kind of lives that we say that we want?

Notice how often you begin to validate feelings of powerlessness and victimization. When you catch yourself feeling as if you are being ruled by circumstances, stop and disengage. Take a breath and decide what you want. What is one small step that you will take to resume power over your life?

Success or sabotage? Which master are you serving?

Is this going to be an incredible day? Are you ruling the day or is the day ruling you?