It happens to all of us sometimes.

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We can feel like vicitms to circumstance.

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When something outside of our control happens to us.

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Yet in that feeling we miss a great opportunity.

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The opportunity to not be a victim.

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The chance to learn from the situation and be empowered.

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To grow and take responsibility for how we are showing up in the moment.

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We may not be able to control our outside circumstances.

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The situation may be way beyond our control

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Yet we always have a choice.

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We always have control over how we show up in the moment.

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It is our work to make a that choice.

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To respond instead of just reacting to what is going on around us.

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We can respond to fear with hope.

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It is a choice to respond to anger with understanding.

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Our responsibility is to see our own power in our choices.

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To choose not to be a victim.

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And by doing so we not only help ourselves, we can inspire others as well.

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We can affect the world around us.

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By choosing how we show up in the moment.

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By deciding what we are going to do.

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And by taking responsibility for the meaning we make from the situation.

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When we show up as creators in our life, we effect what happens next.

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We also stand as a role model for others.

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For when we liberate ourselves from the idea that we are a victim to what is happening, we liberate others as well.

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It is our choice to see things a different way.

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Our responsibility to move forward.

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And when we do, life will meet us and support us.

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So where in your life can you take responsibility for your responses?

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Where can you turn around feeling like a victim to knowing that you are a creator?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant