Life is up to you

You are the only one that lives your life.

Everyone’s advice, help, and prayers are all just that.

I coach a friend who seldom takes my advice.

As someone who cares about someone else, it’s important we remember that no one's life is up to us but our own.

No parent can step in and continuously make decisions for their child.

No partner can force someone to change their habits.

Life is up to them.

Life is up to you.

Whenever you want to change, it’s up to you to decide when.

Life is shaped far more by our actions than our thinking (although one hopefully precedes the other).

Our circumstances do not dictate our future.

And we don’t have to believe in fate or destiny or whatever.

Fate is something you create.

When you make a decision or act in any way, you are telling the future what you want and who you are.

and if ever you want to change that,

it’s up to you.

and if you’ve been trying to make changes,

It’s up to you to ask for help with an open mind.

Because you shouldn’t attempt change with a finite number of attempts.

You attempt UNTIL you manifest change.

08.21.2020