“When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.”

~Eckhart Tolle~

Happiness is a choice. The most empowering aspect of awakening is the discovery that you have control over how you choose to respond to life. When complains that life is unfair, they give away their power. The idea that something is wrong or missing drags their vibrational energy down into the depths of anger, sadness, apathy or shame, creating a filter through which they interpret the world.

It’s imperative to cultivate the ability to take personal responsibility and work to create change from within. Rather than hoping that someone else will change so that you avoid discomfort, remove the wound that creates discomfort. In this way, you can walk in the world with faith in your own abilities.

Once one truly understands personal responsibility, it becomes possible to flow with whatever unfolds. Finding the gift, assimilating the lesson,  trusting the process, and choosing joy ultimately leads to an expansion of consciousness, creating sacred space within your experiences.