Heeding The Voice of Authenticity, IX

Power Leaks

Welcome back to this 12-part series of Journal Prompts to help you hear your Authentic Inner Voice and find your Calling and Purpose. If you have missed the introduction in Part I, you can find and read it here.

9.Where Are You Giving Your Power Away?

Do you at times get that uncomfortable sense of feeling small around certain people or circumstances, or perhaps abnormally drained, or angry and resentful?

If so, you may be giving your Power away in some way or another.

At times, the ways in which we relinquish our power can be quite subtle - like trying to keep the peace at all cost, attempting to blend in and play by the accepted rules, to be likable, ignoring our inner truths or playing small for the sake of following and believing in the ‘authority figures’ and ‘experts’, etc…

Other situations are more obvious - when boundaries are crossed, agreements violated, trust broken, lines drawn on shifting sands disappear and re-shape in unanticipated formations…

If you can relate, take a look at where in your life these kind of scenarios and/or feelings arise, and what is going on internally within you at those times. Can you discern a pattern of behavior, of triggers and circumstances?

Your Authentic Self is hidden somewhere on the other side of it, waiting for you to pay attention; any kind of drain on your power and energy shows you where you are not. Becoming aware is the first step towards interrupting old cycles, heeding your authentic needs and preferences and calling your energy and power back to you.

Journal Prompts:

make a list of where you tend to give your power away (e.g. trying to keep peace at all cost; believing the ‘authority figure’ over your own intuition and inner knowing; playing small & not speaking up for yourself; saying yes when your soul is saying no…)
how can you show up to those situations differently in order to take your power back?
how good are you at setting boundaries? If you struggle with this, take the time to discern your honest needs, preferences and priorities, ways in which you are not honoring these yourself and/or allowing others to disrespect them.
how can you set strong boundaries and delineate your ‘space’ in firm and uncompromising, yet gentle ways? What does your fully committed YES to Self sound and feel like?
do you fully believe in yourself? Look at any areas in which self-doubt, insecurities or unworthiness issues keep you from stepping fully into empowerment.
what activities do you engage in that drain you? Are you truly passionate about them? If the answer is no - how can you bring more passion & balance into your life? If the answer is yes and you still feel drained, anxious, disempowered etc, are you perhaps holding on to a belief that you ‘should’ be doing sth else instead? If so - is this your truly authentic belief, or did you adopt it from someone else?

Join me in the following Posts in this 12- step series, where we will continue unveiling the layers to reveal the beautiful, unique expression of our most Authentic Self…