Arleen Hannich, MA |
Spiritual Facilitator |
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The Divine ConnectionA Collection of Articles by Arleen HannichAHannich@bellsouth.net / (919) 460-3028 / www.ArleenHannich.com |
Owning Your Power
Today, I would also like to talk about owning your power. I believe we are much more powerful than we think we are, and that the human mind has a hard time wrapping itself around just how powerful we are!
When we feel like we are weak or victims, we have aligned ourselves with illusion. For instance, when we place consistent focus on traits about ourselves that we consider to be "negative" or "weaknesses," this action leads us to believe that we do not have any power.
In reality, each of us has God-given power that flows through us at all times. How could we not be powerful? We have the power to create, to destroy, and to reshape our entire realities.
The challenge for us is to allow the power to flow freely through us.
I think the best way we can do this is by being true to ourselves. When you are your authentic self, you are listening to your inner guidance, you are in rhythm with your inner flow, and you are owning your power. When you struggle against yourself or resist who you are, you have handed your power away.
Power is not an outward sign of force. It is not doing something strenuously or forcefully. You are powerful when your light shines. Allowing your light to shine at its full brilliance is very powerful.
-- You stand in your power by stepping forward with hope and optimism and doing those things which make your heart sing.
-- You stand in your power when you love yourself and those around you.
-- You stand in your power by calling on the Divine for assistance and strengthening your own personal relationship with the Divine.
-- You stand in your power when you admire a flower, or when you give gratitude to the sun for all the flowers that grow.
-- You stand in your power when you share your gifts.
-- You stand in your power by taking the opportunities that are offered to you and making the best of each one of them.
-- You stand in your power when you are kind and when you express gratitude to those who help you.
Any time you are in alignment with your true self, you are standing in your full power. So, the secret to owning your power is simple. Align with yourself, for that's the best way to align with the Divine.
I leave you now with a quotation from Henry Miller...
"Every day we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heart-ache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth and beauty. Every man, when he gets quiet, when he gets desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths. We all derive from the same source. There is no mystery about the origin of things. We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians; we have only to open up to discover what is already there."
