Starting with yourself. All things in life, the challenges that are presented to you, are possible to overcome within yourself. Your power comes from who you are as a person. Challenges may arise in ways you don’t understand, reflecting your past or the old you, but in each moment, there is new awareness, a new beginning, a new building block. Each day, you are a new person with new experiences and new thoughts. You are not stagnant in your growth. Your growth is ever-changing, like a spiral, branching out in ways you may not recognize or see in the moment.

But when you look within yourself, truly see yourself, and recognize where change starts, you gain the power to see that you do have control. You may not have control in the ways you want in the outside world, but you do have control on the inside—control over how you choose to respond and react. You can’t choose how someone will respond to you or treat you, but you can choose how to show up for yourself. Will you engage? Will you take a step back? The choice is yours.

Reflecting within yourself helps you grow and see that true change starts with you. Be the change you want to see in the world.