How to Build Your Life
佚名 / Anonymous
Every person creates his or her own reality. Authorship of your life is one of your absolute rights； yet so often people deny that they have the ability to script the life they desire. They look past the fundamental truth that it is not our external resources that determine our success or failure， but rather our own belief in ourselves and our willingness to create a life according to our highest aspirations.
Clearly， the challenge here is to create and own your own reality. When you begin to live your life understanding that what you make of it is up to you， you are able to design it according to your authentic choices and desires. You will learn lessons here， such as responsibility and limitlessness， which will lead you to the life you were meant to live. These lessons provide you with the essential tools you need in order to take command of your life.
To take responsibility means you admit your accountability and acknowledge your influence and role in the circumstances in which you find yourself. It means you are answerable for your behavior and you fully accept any consequences created by your actions.
To take responsibility will propel you forward and onward to your greater good. I know of a woman named Mary whose story of personal responsibility has always inspired me. Mary was born in Cuba and moved to Miami with her family when she was 2 years old. They lived in terrible poverty in a dangerous part of the city， where crime and drugs were part of everyday life. Mary was determined， however， even at the young age of 8， to make something of her life other than follow the expected route of becoming a maid， or a cashier at the local supermarket. So she got herself to school each and every day， sometimes having to step over drunks passed out in the doorway， just so she could get education and give herself a better life.
Mary eventually left Miami， obtained a good education， and fostered her natural music ability. Mary could have given in to the life she was born into， or remained mired in blaming her parents and culture for her circumstances. She could have refused to take responsibility for the situation. Instead， however， Mary took responsibility for herself and created a life of which she can be proud.