Who are you? What defines you? What do you live for and what can you do without? Think about the things to which we give power in our lives: careers, relationships (familial, platonic and intimate), hobbies, volunteer work, frats and sororities. You may even want to make a list.
The things we put our thoughts, time and energy into are the things to which we give our power.
Now, think about how much brain and soul space those things inhabit. What's on your mind when you wake up? What do you think about in those quiet moments?
Next, consider how you feel when you think about those things. Which things bring you joy, peace, happiness, satisfaction? Which things lead you to feel worry, stress, depression, unfulfillment?
Finally, truly think about what is worth fixing, mending, or doing better and what is better left alone.
Does that change how you previously defined yourself?
We oftentimes find ourselves stressing over things we cannot control and thereby giving those uncontrollable things our power and in turn allowing those things to control us and sometimes break us all of the way down. The simple things are not always easy and the easy things are not always simple. Simply letting go of the self-definitions that are causing us internal strife is hard work! But it's work that we must do in order to relieve those things of their power. It's much easier to not do the work required, but that often ends up unnecessarily complicating our lives at some point.
If you were honest with yourself while reading this, you've got some reframing to do. Let's mend these broken places. We are allowing things to define us that are drawing negativity and we are much too fly for that! It's going to take some time, but even a small step is progress! 2 Timothy 1:7 says: For the spirit God has given us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
SO, GO TAKE YOUR POWER BACK!
pic from: https://lisagawlas.wordpress.com/2017/02/23/the-ego-the-master-of-matter/
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