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Our lives are full of people acting like forces upon our lives.  Pushing and Pulling.   Most often against our wishes these people and their "stuff"  push us where we don't want to go. 

We've been "pushed" along for so long we forget what we like, what we want, and who we are.

We feel obligated to allow other peoples desires and expectations to rule us.  We feel it's what you do when you are a mom, a wife, a sister or a friend. . .

Along the way we've adopted the mindset that this is life, or this is love, or this is my service, or this is faith. 

Ugh no!  It's manipulation!  Pure and simple. 

And it wont change as long as you don't change.  Repeat. It wont change unless you change. 

You can't change people.  You can't make them respect you, or live their lives by your principles. 

BUT you do have the power to change YOU!  And that's enough to change the world around you!

Do you want change? 

Decide - What do you really want? 

Imagine - What would peace look like? 

Plan - How could you achieve it?

Would it mean another adult would take responsibility for their own life, their own feelings, their own attitudes and behaviors.  Then give it back.  Whatever you are carrying that belongs to someone else - give it back.   I they wont take it willingly (and they probably wont since you've been carrying it this long) then:  

Walk that TOXIC THANG out of your "yard" and up to their front porch and leave it.

Shake off the dust from your feet and hands - and walk away!!!!

I'm serious.  Its theirs. 

I'll tell you how I did it next time. . .

~ Givin' it Back and Happier for it!