| In Cheryl
Richardson’s book, “Stand up for your Life”, she defines
power as “the spiritual energy that comes from living
with integrity, from aligning your thoughts, words, and
actions with the deepest part of who you are – your soul”.
To live with integrity means you are being everything
God created you to be. You are using your talents, your
values, your priorities and the wisdom you’ve gained from
your life experiences to live your best life and be your
best self. Sometimes our thoughts, words and actions undermine
our ability to live with integrity.
Think
about the thoughts you tell yourself. How
do you build yourself up or tear yourself down? Your thoughts
are very powerful. Without negative thoughts, you will
not have negative words or negative actions. You have
the power to be whoever you want to be and succeed at
whatever you want by merely changing your thoughts. Look
at the negative thoughts you tell yourself on a regular
basis. Practice changing your negative thoughts to positive
thoughts. You will be amazed how positive thinking will
change your circumstances, change your mood and change
your outlook on life.
You know
the saying. Stick and stones may break my bones, but words
will never hurt me. This saying is so untrue. Words
absolutely have power, so choose your words carefully.
In Sonia Choquette’s book “Your Heart’s Desire”, she gives
an excellent explanation of how our brain responds to
words. She says your subconscious mind does not care about
the truth of what you speak. The subconscious mind merely
agrees with everything you say. If you say to yourself,
“you are so ugly”, your subconscious mind says, “yes,
that is true”. If, on the other hand, you say to yourself,
“you are beautiful”, your subconscious mind says the same
thing – “yes, that is true”.
More
than likely, if you are hiding your power with your thoughts
and words, you are hiding your power with your actions.
We normally act according to what we believe, so if you
don’t believe in yourself, your actions will reflect that.
There are so many ways we hide our power with our actions.
We remain quiet when we should speak up. We don’t take
risks because we’re afraid of failure. We hold back because
we just might be successful. When credit is due, we minimize
our efforts. If you want to be your best self, you must
stop hiding your power and start loving yourself with
your thoughts, words and actions.
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