authentic power

What would my life be like if I chose to be in my power in every moment? 

I think that for the most part I live day to day in my power, and then I have an experience where I am more fully in my authentic power and see the distinction. This last weekend was one of those times. I helped assist at a transformational workshop called Business & You. I was a participant in this workshop 8 years ago. Both experiences, as a participant and an assistant, helped me to look deeper within and to discover my self more completely.

Within this workshop, a safe environment is created supporting the participants to tap into their hearts and their emotions and allow for the possibility of positive shifts and change, profound aha’s and self-discovery, and dramatic transformation. I observed myself easily letting down my guard and stepping into presence and my power. It was a beautiful and natural experience for me to energetically hold the space for other’s metamorphosis and renewal. I was able to sense the energy of others, and at times see their energy fields, and my being was highly energized in the process.

Have you ever been in the presence of someone who is in their power? When I have, I have found them appealing and wanted to be around them more to soak up the powerful yummy vibe they are emanating. At this workshop, I apparently stepped into my power because I observed that I was magnetic to both males and females. 

With a few of the men assisting at the workshop, they misinterpreted or mistranslated their attraction to my energy into a physical/flirtatious/sexual attraction. This scared me and it took conscious willpower for me to remain open and present, and not to put up my wall again. 

Power can be seductive, as is overtly evident in our society with political power, financial power, and the power of fame. When we are in our power, our task and journey is to stay in integrity. For some, integrity means not using their power in an abusive way or taking advantage of another. But for others, like me, integrity means learning how to be comfortable in our power and not frightened by it.  

I’d like to close with the following inspiring quote by Marianne Williamson from her book A Return to Love:   

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”