For some students, physical education classes offer a needed respite from the monotony of shuffling between stuffy classrooms.

For others, they can be treacherous. They can feel singled out or self-conscious about their fitness and body shape in comparison to peers.

Human beings have one amazing power, but one power only — the power of choice.

This is the last article in a series centered around how to be maximally empowered in relationships, especially relationships with persons of deficient or disturbed character. In prior articles, we’ve discussed many empowerment tools such as never accepting excuses for inappropriate conduct, staying focused and in the here and now and remaining calm when confronting negative behavior, judging actions and not intentions, and setting limits and enforcing boundaries:

We often hear that we're powerful manifestors, creating and manifesting our experiences all of the time -- including our relationships, our interactions with others, and our work.

Does it always feel that way? Not so much, at least in some key area of our lives.

Sometimes it may feel like you're bombarded with negativity or things that provoke fear and anxiety, or just distract you from the 'desirable vision' -- like many of us, I've been in that place! And it can be a powerful practice to cultivate positive expectancy.