We can avoid giving away our
power on a daily basis by listening to our own voice of knowing.
In many ways, we are taught from the time we are children to give away our
power to others. When we were told to kiss and hug relatives or friends of the
family when we didn't want to, for example, we were learning to override our
inner sense of knowing and our right to determine for ourselves what we want to
do. This repression continued, most likely, in many experiences at school and
in situations at work. At this point, we may not even know how to hold on to
our power, because giving it away is so automatic and ingrained.
To some degree, giving our energy to other people is simply part of the social
contract, and we feel that we have to do it in order to survive. It is possible
to exchange energy in a way that preserves our inner integrity and stability.
This begins in a small way: by listening to the voice that continues to let us
know what we want, no matter how many times we override its messages.
Other examples of how we give away our power are buying into trends, letting
other people always make decisions for us, not voting, and not voicing an
opinion when an inappropriate joke is made. But with not giving our power away
we must also be aware of the opposite side, which is standing in our power but
being aggressive. Being aggressive is a form of fear, and the remedy is to let
our inner balance come back into play.
As we build a relationship with our power, and follow it, we begin to see that
we don't always have to do what we're being asked to do by others, and we don't
have to jump on every trend. All we have to do is have the confidence to listen
to our own voice and let it guide us as we make our own decisions in life and
remember the necessity for balance.
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