i choose my limits

I get to choose my limits. I get to choose whether I want to take a walk in the rain by bringing an umbrella, getting wet or allowing the rain to stop me altogether from what I wanted to do.

I get to choose my limits in my marriage. I get to choose whether I want to complain about him not making me happy or whether I want to step up & treat him the way I wish he would treat me without any expected reciprocation.

I get to choose my limits. I get to choose whether I want to eat that sugary delicious whatever or sacrifice my taste buds to feel better about myself & fit in to those jeans I love so much ultimately being a better everything to my family & friends. Or I chose whether I indulge in the easy foods for my convenience & eat myself to sleep or feeling bad.

I choose my limits. I get to choose my friends. I get to choose the people that I hang around with. I get to chose to hang out with women who lift me up & encourage me rather than compete with me.

I get to choose my limits. I get to chose what others expect from me by the boundaries that I put up. Do I allow others to dictate my day by dropping everything for others or do I chose to keep the space I set aside to do the things that are important to me & my family?

I get to choose my limits. I get to choose how much income I make a year by the jobs I agree to work at & the effort I put into my work. I get to chose whether I work my business full-time part-time or whether I am content with whatever money we have & staying at home.

I get to chose my limits. I get to chose how involved I will allow God into my life. Will I open the door to allow him to fill me up with His love & grace so it overflows to everybody or will I only allow him into certain parts of my life while I try to control the others?

I get to choose my feelings. I get to allow my emotions to get the best of me or make time to feel them & let them go.

I get to chose. I get to chose who hurts me. I get to chose who has the power & importance to affect my heart.

I get to chose. Daily.

No one else gets to chose any of these things for me. I am in control of these things because only I can decide how I will respond to each & everyone of these. Don't think you have to manipulate someone into doing something to have power of a situation. Take your power back by controlling how much of your time & thoughts you give someone. Don't allow someone else to stop you from progressing & moving forward in your dreams. Take back your power and allow yourself to shine!