Empowerment and the Meaning of Life

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While there are many parts of life we cannot control, we do have the power to change what our experiences mean to us. Here are 4 ways to begin.

Although we have little control over major influences on our lives, we have absolute control over what every influence on our livesmeaning. When we construe the meaning of our lives from bad things that have happened to us, we create chronic states of powerlessness and resentment, with intermittent. When we control the meaning of our lives by making our experience of life more valuable to us, we create a life of meaning, purpose, and personal power.

The first law of personal empowerment is one of focus. When we focus on what we cannot control, like the behavior of other people, we feel powerless and suffer the most impotent kind of resentment andTo feel powerful—and valuable—interpret your experience in the most benign way realistically possible. This may lead to some disappointment regarding interactions with others, but in the long run, it will boost well-being and prevent much regret.

“I feel resentful. I have a right to feel resentment because of this, this, this, and this, not to mention that, that, that, and that. I've put up with a lot over the years. This is exactly like what I had to put up with in the past, or not exactly, but close enough.” This whole process serves to habituate the feelings, that is, make them habits that recur automatically. In adults, the vast majority of emotional reactions are habituated. That's why we tend to make the same mistakes over and over when emotional.to feel, which will be more future-oriented and less susceptible to the feedback loop of past mistakes.My brain will load into implicit memory other times I felt kind, with the recognition that I like myself better when I’m kind.

and well-being. I practice allowing myself to be concerned with the well-being of my significant others. I practice behaviors that embody my concern for them.

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