TAKING BACK YOUR POWER




Taking back our power.  Where did it go?  Who did we give it to?

Giving away our power starts off rather easily.

I think that we are conditioned to surrender our power from an early age.  

At first it seems logical. Being obedient to parents, teachers, and then into the work place.  From there it spreads like a disease.  Anyone who stands before us as an authority figure, .... we automatically assume that they know more. We become obedient even if we "know" it is unjust   We don't want to "rock the boat" so we adhere whatever we are told.

Words that are said loud enough, or with consequences as a punishment for not obeying, or out of a sense of loyalty, as in the case of marital arrangements.  

When I was 16 I walked into a cult. It was easy for me to give my power away, after all, they had the secrets to life, they knew what to do in order to be at peace with God.  They knew the rules that would show me the path to everlasting life.  They were the Elders of the church and it was their responsibility to mold me into a worthy person.  But then, I was no different than millions of people who follow whoever they deem as a spokesperson for God.  

Then, when it comes to marriage, there is always that one that demands to be the powerful one in the relationship and the other becomes obedient, (not all marriages, but a vast majority).   That person presents themselves as the "breadwinner" the one that has more education, or the one that has the ability to speak their words with command.  The one that demands to be "right" and the wife or husband that feels that it is just easier to do what he or she says than it is to question.

Very few question leadership, especially if it is coming from someone that tells you that they are helping you. That seems to be the "hook".  The controller is always clothed with "your best intentions at heart".  Or, "You need to do this for the betterment of our cause" or "our relationship."  

You can always tell if you are being bullied, or if you are being verbally abused.  It will first show up as a knot in your stomach.  Your first sign that whatever words are being spoken are not kind and that you are being placed in a subservient position.  

Stop and reflect.  Who have you allowed to have power over you?  Who do you believe without question?  And if you do have a question, will they listen to your thoughts?  Are you being valued for the person that you are, or are you being used for their own personal gain, be it monetary or an effort to be superior.

We are bombarded with words that bring fear into the heart.  Listening to the News, or doing anything that brings a sense of fear is sucking your power and when your power level is lowered, fear and stress take up residence.  Listening to the words that abuse you will tear you down.

Having the eyes to see who is keeping your door locked isn't always easy, especially if the door is ornate. And if the controller of your power will praise you every so often for the good job you are doing.  After all, a good controller will know when to praise so you will be willing to allow them to stay in power and you will be willing to serve.

Love never ties you down with expectations.  There is freedom in Unconditional Love.  Freedom to make your own choices, freedom to think what you want, freedom to be all that you can be.

As you start to take back your power, you become more aware of just how much you have given away.

Those that present themselves as an authority figure demand your power.  That demanding may be presented with velvet gloves, but gloves, velvet or leather, cover the finger prints that are squeezing the heart. 

It becomes easier and easier to allow others to dictate how we are to feel and how we are to act.

Giving over your power to appease the anger of another, to give over your thoughts in order to fit in a society that has gone mad or to give up your personal relationship with God and hand it over to someone that has the gift of charm.  However you are giving yourself away, it is time to retrieve what you have so freely given away.  

Those that seek your power will be charming, they will promise you a good return, they will let you know how you have benefited, they will make what they are selling sound like it's a special deal just for you and if you don't want to be a follower of their thought or their product, they will use guilt.  AND THEN if you still are not going to be a follower of whatever they are selling or promoting, their sweetness and charm will turn from being a little lamb to an angry lion.

The bottom line is :  Know when you are being manipulated, know when a person is asking for your power/thought processes.   Know who you are, know what you want and what you don't, then sit back and watch the storyline unfold.

In order to take back your power, you have to be awake, awake to know who has taken it while you were asleep.  To Love yourself enough to open the gate of your prison, the key is easy to find.  It has always been safely kept within your heart, you just have to love yourself enough to open the gate and walk into your freedom, to be authentically YOU.

For those that use all the tricks to change you ... or to keep you captive to their Will, give them a key and let them know that they will have to put someone else in the cell, because you have escaped.

Love yourself enough to open your eyes, Love yourself enough to be the Power that you are, Love yourself enough to be everything you are capable of being.

Who you are is worth Being.  Don't be the illusion that your captor places upon you.  Trying to be anyone that is not authentically you is to wear a mask and when you wear that mask, you are covering over the most beautiful Light ... you are covering the person that has been in hiding, waiting to be recognized, waiting to be Loved and appreciated.  THAT person has to step forward, THAT person has to be seen.  THAT person needs to be real so that you can be authentically Loved for who you truly are.