Thursday, March, 11, 2010

"When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid". Audre Lourd

Daring to be powerful, wow, what a concept! Again, for me, this falls into self-love and self-awareness. If I have a vision, something I want to accomplish, the likelihood of it happening when I'm feeling not all that good about myself is rather slim; however, when I feel like I'm at the top of my game, and I have people around me supporting and encouraging me, I feel powerful and less afraid.

And what about fear. It, for sure, I believe, is unavoidable. Any time we come across something new, there's bound to be fear, and it doesn't even have to be something largely new; it may just be some sort of a change. Change is inevitable and change can be fearful, but it's up to us as how we respond to something new or a change. We always have that power.

I also believe we need to meet fear head-on and do the very thing we fear. Why? Because it's life-affirming and, like this quote eludes, it's in service of our vision. OUR vision, our very own vision, the one we have for our life and don't tell me you don't have one, because we all do whether or not we're living up to it is another story.

Each and every one of us has the power within to do and be whomever we choose. We can peel through the layers of our childhood dismantling nature vs. nurture, or we can choose to do nothing. Ultimately, it's up to us.

Fear or choice? Be of service to our vision or of service to our history?

While it may take some time for me to come to grips with it, I usually make the choice to service my vision.