Take Your power back
I have often heard that we need to take our power back. I used to wonder what that meant. What power? And who has it anyway?
Well I know I used to feel really powerless. I felt like a bubble bobbing aroud on the ocean I was on a boat and no one was rowing it. So I thought about it off and on for a long long time.
What I finally came up with was all enveloped in one word: CHOICE!
We have a choice in our lives. OK I didnt believe it at first, either. Because I thought I had no choice about how someone treated me, or my emotions or thoughts.
OK I was wrong.
I can choose how I react to things. Well that took even more time to resolve. Someone is mean to me and I choose not to care?
Well no because I can't help it.
But I found that I could observe my reactions, first. I would just watch and see what process that I go through when I get upset.
I had no distance between me and that pain. I noticed how I felt and I hated it. There was a little kid in my crying her eyes out. I would imagine comforting her and letting her know that there as a growen-up there for her now.
I would think of the mean person. Well People who arent very evolved will do mean things. It is just their nature. EWWWW! How would you like to go through life that way--un-evolved? EWW!! It must be painful
OMG I am now feeling compassion for the mean person. Meanwhile I felt better and compassion makes me open my heart and I feel really good when that happens! OH!!!! I took my power back!
I didnt let outside influences control me. I kind of transmuted it
I then noticed watching the news made me feel horrible It made me worry and feel anxious.
I turned off the news.
And I still have it off and my house does actually feel more peaceful Hey, I took my power back again.
I noticed I fluctuated all throughout the day on how I felt at any given time. I could feel anxious, hopeful, excited, nervous, fearful...
Man I was all over the place. Well, just noticing that really helped
Sometimes I would find myself feeling a bit agitated, and I would have to search out what it was that was bothering me.
I would think back, back, back, to find the trigger that set off this agitation. Normally it was something really stupid.
Since I gave to be with ME all day, I want to make sure I am good company for myself, No use hanging out with some uptight, nervous and fearful moron.
I want a good life, and I want to have fun. How we feel at any given time determines that. I hadnt realized that we can suddenly snap ourselves out of any mood at any time.
Just the thought of that idea was so exciting.
And I thought about walking around totally excited about my life and what that would feel like. Because once you take your power back, you are free to create a new life all over again
And this can all happen in just one day...The day you make up your mind that your life is going to be different, you take your power back