Find Your Power!

The word “power” held a lot of magic for me as a child. It wasn’t something you said about anyone you actually knew. And I don’t remember ever hearing “power” associated with a mortal woman. My dad was strong, and so was my grandpa, put no one ever called them powerful. The word was associated with world leaders, but always with a touch of fear surrounding the idea. So the best sort of power to have, the only kind that looked good to me, anyhow, was the superhero sort.

I spent plenty of time calling to the winds as Isis or spinning and flying as Wonder Woman. By age ten, I started suspecting these heroes might be fake, and I set out looking for the real deal. I read dozens of books about ESP and blew off weeks of school lectures trying to move my pencil with my mind. Traffic lights turned green or red at my bidding, and people would turn and look at me when I stared the idea into their mind. As a tiny, shy girl in Wisconsin, I believed I had achieved true power.

But back in the real world, things were changing beyond my control. My parents divorced and my mom moved me south to a city and state where we didn’t know a soul. And with the cultural differences from Wisconsin to Arkansas, I found I didn’t even speak the language. I’d never felt less powerful in my life.

And that’s when I learned not to say that sort of thing. “I’ve never felt so ____(insert negative here)___ in my life.” Because life, she takes that as a challenge!

Changes and difficulties rolled consistently my way, and it took many years for me to reinvent my understanding of the word, power. I met hundreds of powerful people along the way, all superheroes in their own right. And most importantly, I learned to empower myself.

Now here’s something you can and should say often, “I’ve never felt so ____(insert POSITIVE here)___ in my life!” Because life, she takes that as a challenge too, and she will send an armload of positive things your way.

You can hear more about how I found my power tonight on Empowered Living Radio when I chat with the amazing and empowered Tori Eldridge. And if you’re reading this too late, no worries, it’s safe and sound at the end of this link: Empowered Living Radio

Breathe in a little power this morning with your coffee, and go on, try to move the sugar spoon with your mind, because you never know.