It’s amazing how easily we give up our power. What do I mean by that? So many components are combined into the term power in my opinion. Power encompasses our belief in ourselves, our willingness to overcome our fears, our ability to live our lives from our purpose, and to make decisions based on our life purpose and what feels true to our heart. These things are not easy to accomplish and that is what makes them powerful.

Too often, we settle for a life that doesn’t suit our real needs. We may have all of the luxuries of what society tells us make up a good life - like a nice house and car, a “good” job, etc - but if it doesn’t fulfill us, we aren’t living from our power. When we embrace our power, we are able to stand up and say “Wait a minute! This in’t what I want and I am willing to do what it takes to feel fulfilled.”

Take a minute and ask yourself if you are acting from your power. Can you feel that spark inside of you, ignited and passionate? Do you feel an overall sense of fulfillment? Or does it feel like there is something missing? Do you sense an inner plea for something to be different?

Once you have identified what is not working in your life, you have entered a state of awareness that you may or may not have had before. If that awareness wasn’t there before, now you can begin to tap into your power to create a life that allows you to fulfill your life purpose.

If that awareness was there before you did this exercise, then what is holding you back? Is it fear? Overwhelm? Do you not believe it is possible for you? Does it feel easier to just chug along as you are? Begin to visualize what your life could be like if you were fulfilling your purpose. Really get into the feelings of what that would be like for you and allow yourself to get lost in that vision.

Now, make a commitment to take small steps toward the destination of that vision. Commit to yourself that you will give yourself the gift of discovering all you can be. Why else are we here really?