“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.”
- Alice Walker
You look around and you cannot help but see there is an awful lot of truth in this statement... you may also see that there are people who loudly intimate to the room at large that they have power of one type or another, who have very little power in the true sense of the word. They are simply loud about what talents they may or may not have.
There are such obvious examples all around of the abuse of power, that the word often has a pejorative ring about it. “Those in power...did something bad/unethical/nasty/thoughtless...” But, there are also daily examples of people using their talents and powers to great effect, and for good things. We see people with real power every day.
In the best sense, it seems that those with power almost glow with it... the power of being consistently kind... the power of being confident in your talents... the power of being sure of yourself... the power of knowing you are on the right track... the power of being loved and loving in return...the power of knowing you have been of great service to another person. These are powers that are all around us, if we take time to notice them. More to the point, they are powers that are inside us, activated by doing, by direction, by making the most of potential. They are there if we choose to cultivate them. The first step is to recognize them.
If we are lucky we will harness our own powers and be able to show others (either directly, or by example) that they, too, are powerful.
the Keeper (word to think about/keep with me for a bit):
“Power” - n. 1.) the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality. 2.) the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.
I hope to realize the powers in and around me. May I use them in the best possible ways for me and for those around me.
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