Own It

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible 

for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month. 

~Theodore Roosevelt

Own It
Life doesn't just happen to you.  You are a participant, no the driver if you will, of your life. Yet most of us go around thinking that "things" just happen to us and we have no control over any of it. Here's a secret - you do! Life will challenge you all of the time but it's your choice on how you deal with it, what you learn from it and how you decide to grow from it. The most important thing you could ever own is own your life. Take responsibility for it - all of it. Just as you own the good, own the bad. Own your part in why a relationship failed. Own your part in why you didn't continue your education. Own your part in why you walked away from a friendship. Own your part in why you didn't finish a goal. Own your part in gaining the weight back. Own your part in all of it.

The more you decided to get real and own your stuff, the freer you become. By telling the gut wrenching truth to yourself, guess what - you heal your past wounds, your past hurt, and your past pain. But you can't fully do that until you are willing to own the role you play in your life. It's the most liberating thing you can do. Go ahead. It's safe. Take charge of your life today.