Dare to be Powerful

"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 Lorde

We get trapped in a negative way of perceiving the world.  Out of fear, impressions from what we see or hear are heightened and replayed within our crumbling foundations.  We become scared for not only our own survival, but the survival of the world itself.

Today, I dare us to take our power back and readjust our concepts of our intimate existence in addition to our worldly presence.  In our mind, we can carve away fear tactics and questionable reporting meant to keep us off balance. 

Our every day world has been reduced and restricted, so we are going to get busy and creatively reconstruct beauty with what is now available.  When we place both hands on our heart, we can reconnect with goodness and light which will show us our way.  With new appreciation for what we do have, we can create a life rich in positive affirmation with a higher purpose.  

Be That Child!

"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 Lorde

As children, we have such blind courage to be dare devils!  Whether racing on our bikes or lost in a dream scape, our embraced power propels us into flight.  Eventually we take a poorly navigated turn and quickly learn that we were not as indestructible as we believed.

When we develop from children into young adults, we continue to use our energy to challenge our world.  We find ourselves dreaming to create our vision in service to others.  When our momentum speeds up we dare to take flight hoping to bring our vision into reality.

Like the child, however, we at times do not navigate as smoothly as we anticipated.    The adult can be overcome and paralyzed by fear; whereas the child gets up, inventories his or her scrapes, and jumps back onto the bike, determined to try again.  Be that child!  Rekindle the authentic power within, visualizing a new way to try again.