Life is About Focus and the Way You Direct Your Energy

Life is About Focus and the Way You Direct Your Energy

As a mentor, I have been able to meet my clients where they are in the moment. As of late, my clients have shared their upsets and hopelessness by the riots that have not only inflicted our nation but the world. They cannot comprehend how our young adults accept this ideology and act in the mayhem. They question how our elected officials allow this to happen. How the media makes excuses to encourage the violence? 

The difference between us, and the fascist and social justice warriors is that we are not possessed with the notions that the world is out to get us, our ideas are the only solutions, and those who disagree with us are the enemy. We understand that making bad choices and acts of self-destruction will not satisfy one’s life. We practice self-control because we have free will, personal choice, and responsibility. We have a moral conduct, self-worth, and self-actualization that helps us reach our full potential. Happiness is earned by the way we live our lives by making healthy decisions. 

When we decide to take back our power this is when we stop seeing ourselves as a victim, acknowledge our part in the situation, and begin the process of breaking free from it by shifting our mindset. Once our mindset shifts, our attitude changes, and our actions reflect our change. We realize that threats, taunts, and insults only have meaning if we allow it. Once we accept our responsibility in the role we played we are free with a sense of control. We understand that it wasn’t our fault, but we allowed it to happen, and that made us co-conspirators. Since we allowed it to happen, we can stop allowing it to continue by not allowing it to continue. 

Empowerment is constantly exchanging from one hand to another, but it’s our responsibility to hold on to it. When we give our personal power away the other will refuse to return it. For many, the belief that they are powerless stops them from taking back their power. In fact, empowerment isn’t given to us because it belongs to us, but we must take it back and when we take it back, we regain control of our lives and self-esteem. Our personal power is valuable and is to be respected and safeguarded. We have free-will because we are responsible for our acts and actions. We are responsible how we control our lives. We are responsible to not control or abuse another person. We are responsible that we do not allow ourselves to become desensitized to the injustices surrounding our communities, cities, state, nation, and the world because it affects us in our personal lives, our home, and family. 

 

Coincidence would have it, I found out that my city officials would vote whether to become a Sanctuary City. I immediately wrote a letter to my Governor and the city officials. I expressed my opposition to this senseless vote and I would not accept a “Sanctuary City” decision. No single group or person has been given the intelligence to solve the world’s problems. Once the Pandora’s box is opened by a vote for “Sanctuary City” our right to disagree does not give us the right to destroy our city or communities or silence the people. Law-abiding people would publicly oppose the Sanctuary City. Crime would escalate and we would not know, who walks our streets to identify or make a connection to any type offenses. As a direct result, our first amendment would be jeopardized by the violent rioters, who have plagued our nation with brutal physical harm and destruction. The media would encourage the rioters. Our young adults brainwashed to fight because we are the enemy, who disagrees. Since we are a “right to carry state,” gun owners would rise and protect themselves. Law enforcement would stand down because they no longer have lawful authority. As American citizens, we are responsible for acting when protecting our Constitutional Rights as law abiding. As city residents, we would act on responsibility for safety. The federal government would enforce all federal laws to regain control of our city because the city withheld responsibility to safeguard its residents. 

Food for thought, happiness is earned by making healthy decisions. Threats, taunts, and insults only have meaning if we allow it. No group or person has the intellect to solve the world’s problems.We are responsible how we control our lives.