We have all had to face the unexpected.

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We live our life and then something happens.

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Something that just doesn't sit well with us.

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We wonder why it happened.

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Why do we have to deal with this now?

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It can feel disempowering or overwhelming.

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Yet if we give in to those feeling we lose our real power.

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Our real power to decide how we will show up.

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How we will respond.

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What we will do about it.

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For ultimately the lesson is not about the other person.

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Or the situation we find ourselves in.

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It is about our choice.

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Our choice to move forward or stay where we are.

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We all can find ourselves in those situations.

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When we are dealing with a boss, a coworker or a relative.

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Their behaviour feels unacceptable to us.

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Yet we feel we are stuck with them.

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And while that may be true in some circumstances, it is not true in all circumstances.

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We can make many different choices to change the situation.

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To change things so they do not continue.

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It might mean confronting the person.

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Or it could mean stepping away.

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Perhaps we need to limit communication.

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Or stop it entirely.

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There are always choices, usually more than we see in the moment.

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Yet ultimately it is about honoring ourselves.

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Doing what feels right for us in the moment.

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Even if we decide to do something different in the future.

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It is our choice, and no one can take that away from us.

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So what do you need to make a choice about that is challenging at the moment?

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How can you respond in a way that honors you?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant

Host of The Conscious Consultant Hour