As you plan for 2012 and how you will shape the new year, remember that you have the power to make a positive difference.

If you listen to the media (which I no longer do), you’ll be inundated with messages of fear, despair, uncertainty – negativity of all sorts.

How much of that actually has to do with your real life?

When we stop allowing others to feed us fear, when we say “thanks, but no thank you” to fear,  life settles into a far more realistic and optimistic state of being. The fear that the media creates draws listeners, pays advertisers. It separates us from our natural sense of power to shape and create our world.

So, as you move toward 2012, remember that you ARE powerful. Choose to stop letting the media influence your emotions.

If you or someone you know is facing a challenge, don’t wallow in fear. Ponder what action you can take to make a difference. Then do it. That’s how our world becomes a better place. One person at a time.

We are incredibly powerful. The sphere of influence that we each have is what we are responsible for. Use your power for good, to uplift, to encourage.

What we think about our world, is the kind of world we experience.

Create your world in 2012.