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THIS WEEKS DISCOURSE: A Message Of Hope – You Are Powerful Not Powerless
The universe is a big place and you can feel very small within it. You’ve probably felt at times that what’s going on in your life is beyond your control. And it’s hard to see how you can regain control. At those times you feel inadequate and useless. When you feel powerless, you’re afraid to express your needs because you fear that what you have will be taken away.
But you’re not simply a product of random selection or a mere collection of cells. You are a powerful being with a purpose. Human beings are individual units of the ultimate source and we all have an important purpose and need to contribute.
You might have learned to feel powerless because in the past people have used force to control you. Or as a child you might have been told so often that you’re not capable of doing something, or that you’ll fail, that you begin to believe these ideas and they stop you from achieving.
When you feel powerless, you become immobilized and stop growing. You can no longer thrive. Powerlessness becomes self perpetuating even when what first led you to feel powerless no longer exists or applies. Often people enter situations that repeat past experiences and this confirms to them that they’re powerless. Or the sense of powerlessness may become internalized and they hold themselves back through compulsive behaviour or depression.
When you are suffering from externally imposed powerlessness, for example because of your race or gender, you can join with others to fight against it. But learned powerlessness can be harder to cope with.
You are unique. There is no one else like you and there will never ever be anyone else like you. Only you can bring your unique gifts to the world and no one can take your place. To feel that you can have no effect on what happens around you is to deny the world that gift.
A lot of people feel powerless because they try to be successful by copying what someone else is doing and trying to be like that person. Although you can learn a lot from others, just because a person is successful in a particular way doesn't mean that you should do it in exactly the same way to get exactly the same kind of results. You have your own way of doing things. People who are truly successful follow their own way rather than follow the identical steps of another. Those who express their uniqueness become the legends we remember.
It’s impossible to get everyone to accept and appreciate you as much as you’d like. But there will always be plenty of people who will. And people find it far easier to accept and appreciate someone who accepts and appreciates their self.
Too many people see successes as some sort of competition; they believe that you need to compete with others if they’re going to be successful. But true success is not about comparing yourself to others, it’s about living up to your true potential, achieving as much as you can and fulfilling your own desires rather than those of other people.
We are all part of the same universe, all part of the same ultimate source. Each of us expresses that in different ways. You create your own intention and you fulfil it. When you feel a desire to create something, someone is desiring that someone creates it. We are all one and fulfil each other’s intentions and desires.
We can change our belief systems, communicate our true desires and visualize and achieve our dreams. Equally, we can create negativity in our lives, and this often feels easier. But by creating negativity, we disempower ourselves and enter the cycle of powerlessness.
The universe doesn’t judge or differentiate between good or bad. It delivers what we ask for, what we truly desire and what we believe we are ready for and worthy of. If we believe that we are capable of great things, then we become a person who will achieve. We create our own realities, and you can choose a reality where you are powerless or one in which you own your power and use it to create the life that you want.
If you have a long held belief that you are powerless, this might not be easy. You can begin by searching for the most empowering thought you can hold which fits with your present reality. By holding that thought, you can begin to see other areas of life in which you can become empowered. You can use that initial thought as a wedge to increase your power. As you begin to take empowering actions, you will begin to see other actions that you can take that will increase your sense of power. Powerlessness is self perpetuating, but so is power. Gradually, you can restore more and more of your natural power.
Stress is due to feeling powerless. Depression is due to feeling powerless. Both of these have detrimental effects on our physical health. By empowering yourself, you won’t only achieve in material and external ways. You will also achieve enhanced health and a heightened sense of well being.
Everything you have in your life can be traced back to an idea or belief. If you believe that you are powerful, that is what you will be. And you should believe it, as only you have the power to fulfill your unique purpose.
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