DF ep 006 - 5 Steps to Take Back Control of Your Life Thru Forgiveness

22/08/2019 9 min Episodio 6

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"Taking full responsibility for your results and your life is adulting." #DailyFortune

Conducted an interview with Coach Janell Jones yesterday. She spoke about her 9 affirmations for helping you love yourself and know your worth. The second affirmation in her book is forgive yourself. We spent some time on this topic as we discussed how often people look outside of themselves to affirm who they are. It is hard to move forward in your life when you're being controlled by the emotions and feelings connected to past hurts. It's imperative to apologize to yourself.

Trauma stunts growth. You're still acting as a child in that area of your life even if you're being adult in other areas.
Addiction is a traumatic event. Many believe addicts stop maturing when they fall into active addiction. My addiction kicked off in college and I continued to behave like a 20-year-old selfish kid who didn't have much responsibility or a care in the world outside of what would serve me. It wasn't until I got clean that I began to be more selfless in my selfishness. An early step in my recovery was forgiving myself for the harms I had done to others and to myself. With time, I learned to let go of that pain. It was an intentional act.

1. Write out how you've been hairy and how it affected you
2. Accept responsibility for your role
3. 5 Ways to Forgive and Take Back Control of Your Life

* Write a letter
* Say a prayer and meditate
* Face-to-face conversation
* Talk to someone else (FBI method)
* Express physically without causing harm to you or someone else

4. Let it go and move on
5. Take full responsibility from here on and stop complaining
Can only clean your side of the street. Make your apologies and whatever amends you're going to make and keep it moving. Don't expect people to reciprocate. Doing so is a set up for disappointment, pain, and new resentments.
To take responsibility for your life and control of your life, you must forgive those that have harmed you. Release the cognitive, emotional, and spiritual baggage because... "Taking full responsibility for your results and your life is adulting."

Your challenge:
Begin with yourself. Apologize to yourself first.