You can go to the wonderful Canyon Ranch or you can go home every day from work and find your Path to Optimal Health and Wellness. Yet…there is one step that simply MUST be the first step you take on this pathway. You must take back your “personal power”. Ultimately, you know what is going to give you the fulfillment and sense of accomplishment that is an integral part of this incredible Journey!

People have given away their “personal power” to many institutions, belief systems, and experts who make their decisions for them. It’s one thing to take other people’s knowledge and experience into consideration to weigh the information available to you prior to making Life Choices; whereas it’s quite another thing to just blindly accept what others say to do, think, or consume without performing your own due diligence.

You have most likely given your “power” away to parents, teachers, ministers, doctors, politicians, and others who you have a relationship with for any number of reasons.

Some of these reasons are beneficial, while others have the potential to compromise your values or well-being. Only you can decide that for yourself…it is your determination and evaluation, regardless of what anyone else thinks about it.

You, and only you, have both the Freedom and Responsibility to empower yourself with your own choices in Life. It is YOUR Life!

If you accept the point-of-view of another person; then you cannot blame them for your decision to follow their advice or preferences. You cannot give them the sole credit either, you must be the one to assume total responsibility for your final choices.

It is reasonable to rely on experts and those who have experience and knowledge about any given topic. However, every experience and individual is unique. What worked well for one person may not be the ideal solution for you. Likewise, what another person decides is inappropriate for him, may be completely appropriate for you.

For instance, when the doctors’ patients accepted their prescriptions for Zetia and took it upon their recommendation; the patients did not necessarily conduct their own research to decide if it was in their best interests for their health to take Zetia given the research and studies. Years later, it looks like the doctors and pharmaceutical companies may have compromised the well-being of their patients and customers.

Those patients gave away their power to medical experts. You do not need to repeat this costly mistake. You have the benefit of being able to research the information, look at the alternatives, and seek the counsel of many professionals before choosing your path.

Center For Healing Arts

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