Be the Lady Boss of Your Own Emotions

Taking responsibility for your own emotions is the idea the you and only you are in charge of how you feel.

No one else.

That means no one can make you mad.

No one can annoy you.

No one can hurt your feelings.

Unless you let them.

My kids roll their eyes when I drill this into their brains.

But it's the greatest news.

Know why?

If you are in charge of your emotions, then

you have the power to change how you feel.

You don't have to wait for anyone else to change.

Because chances are, they won't.

Do you know what else it means?

You aren't in charge of how anyone else feels.

They are.

You get to be a courteous, polite, friendly person because it's the right thing to do.

And it's the kind of person you want to be.

Not because you might hurt someone's feelings.

Or because you want to make someone feel a certain way.

You don't have that kind of power.

And no one has that power over you unless you give it to them.

And why would you want to give it to them?

Take your power back, mama!