Embody Your Inner Power
Empowerment - what does it mean, what does it look like, and how can you experienced it? Empowerment is rooted in unconditional love. You accept who you are, fully and unabashedly. You don’t have to hide away or push down parts of yourself in shame.
While many people are still suffering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and even more around the world are still on lockdown, there is hope in the air.
Despite the challenges we have faced as a worldwide community, the energy of compassion, support, and Divine Love is stronger than our suffering. So join me in remembering your Higher Power in challenging situations, and focusing on how you can embody your Truth, even amidst the possible chaos in your life.
This week I’ve been focusing on empowerment - what it means, what it looks like, and how I’ve experienced it.
Take a look at these powerful messages that share my insights into the way you can embody your power:
Definition: Empowerment
Empowerment. We hear about it all the time. But what does it mean to embody it?
Most people live their life as a victim to their circumstances. I did this for most of my life, and finally learned to shift into a state of personal empowerment when I learned to love and accept myself deeply.
Empowerment is rooted in unconditional love. You accept who you are, fully and unabashedly. You don’t have to hide away or push down parts of yourself in shame.
You can stand proud, in your truth, and say “Here I Am.” Your worth comes from within, and nothing can threaten you.
When you see yourself fully - light and shadow, good and bad - and still can open your heart and say “I LOVE ME,” then you have a foundation of security and acceptance.
If you find the courage to love yourself unconditionally, then even with others push your boundaries or circumstances challenge your confidence, you can fall back on your secure sense of self and step into alignment with empowerment.
This doesn’t mean you’re never afraid, that you don’t grapple with boundaries, or that you don’t experience pain. It means that even in the face of challenges, you have the capacity to remember your truth, and engage with your experiences from a place of full self-acceptance. You have the tools to listen to your needs, and feel confident that you can meet them.
Even as you experience the wide range of what it means to be human - deep sorrow to pure bliss, and everything in between - you can stay present, love yourself, and say, “Here I Am.”
Victim vs. Empowered: What does it look like?
How do you know when you’re empowered or when you’re a victim?
When you’re in a state of victimhood:
>> Life is happening TO you. You don’t have a clear plan.
>> If you’re unhappy, it’s unfair.
>> You don’t have the ability to improve your circumstances: You can’t lose the weight, pay off the debt, start the business, or find that healthy relationship.
>> You feel like an outcast from the inner circle of successful people, and you don’t know how to break into it.
LUCKILY, THERE’S HOPE.
I know what it feels like to be disempowered like this because I was a victim of my life for MANY years.
But I overcame my victimhood. I learned to trust myself, and make small changes in my life leading to BIG results.
And now I’m empowered to stand in my Truth.
When you’re EMPOWERED:
>> You’re actively creating a lifestyle that aligns with your Truth.
>> You feel capable of setting goals and ACTUALLY achieving them.
>> You recognize when you’re unhappy, unfulfilled, or out of alignment. And you’re able to adjust your habits to cultivate more health, vibrancy, and joy.
>> When you’re empowered, you’re FULLY ALIVE, and are present with the potential hidden within you in every moment.
Empowerment Comes From Within:
This week I’ve been talking about empowerment, and let me tell you, it’s been a loooong journey for me to find my power.
I was disempowered for most of my life, and like a fish in water knowing nothing about the air, I didn’t even realize I wasn’t living in my power. All I knew is that I wasn’t happy or fulfilled.
Ever since I was a child, I believed that there was this special elite group of women who were successful:
>> It was the popular girls on the playground while I felt left out for being uncool and awkward…
>> It was the super athletic chicks who got all the attention from the boys in high school while I was the chubby marching band nerd…
>> It was the overachieving academic classmates in college who always seemed to get the scholarship while I struggled with my crushing loan debt…
>> It was the beautiful women who married into wealth right out of school and had the picture-perfect life when I was still scraping by with jobs I hated…
>> Finally, it was the “famous” online business owners that could jet set around the world and rake in millions while I was afraid to even put out one offer to my audience…
So you can see throughout the years that I have felt like the outcast of the women who somehow had something that I didn’t.
And what’s staggering is that SOOO many women feel this way. There is an epidemic of women being disempowered. And for good reason - the social systems really are rigged against us as women.
But there’s good news: You don’t have to live a life of playing small anymore. You can learn to reclaim your power, stand in your Truth, and actually create a life that’s enjoyable to live.
I didn’t believe I could ever break into the circle of successful empowered women. But then I did.
And now my life looks completely different.
Instead of feeling like I was an outcast, I suddenly was able to create my OWN community and build a life that reflected my inner desires:
>> I got healthy again, lost the weight I’d been carrying for years (psychical AND emotional), and felt truly beautiful for the first time in my life…
>> I overcame the belief that I wasn’t worthy to travel, then moved overseas and have been able to see the world…
>> I overcame my fears of being trapped in a job I didn’t like, and started my own business. Now I work for myself, am location independent, and do work that’s fulfilling to my soul…
>> I landed a man that I thought would have been “out of my league,” and continue to embody my beauty and femininity everyday…
>> I got real about my finances, and have more money in savings and investments that I ever imagined was possible for me…
I was able to create these aspects of my life BECAUSE I was empowered. Before I was waiting for someone to give me the keys to my personal freedom, but that was just another way of giving my power away.
You are the only one who is capable of rescuing you from your own suffering. And when you realize that you don’t actually need rescuing, but some compassion, dignity, and claiming your worth, that’s when you’ll begin to embody your power.
And then you can create the life you’ve always wanted too.
Reflection Question:
>> What beliefs do you have that tell you you’re not good enough or that you’re an outcast?
>> How can you partner with your higher Truth, and begin to embody your power?
Embody Your Inner Power: A How To
Now that we’ve cover the basics of empowerment, you can go deeper into what it means to transition into a live of inner power.
The best way that I’ve found to awaken the power within me is to shift my beliefs around worthiness, because your worth and your power are DIRECTLY linked to one another.
A belief that you’re unworthy of your needs and desires is a form of betraying yourself. If you don’t value yourself, you’ll always be playing small and limiting your own potential, hiding your light that you’re meant to share with others, and undermining your impact on the world.
When you believe there’s something inherently wrong with you, this leads to believing that you’re unworthy, which leads to giving away your power.
I’m Broken —> I Don’t Have Value —>
I’m Unworthy —> Disempowered
So it’s time to unravel these damaging beliefs that impact every area of your life. It’s time to heal, reverse the messages you’re telling yourself about your value and worth, and finally learn to stand in your power in every moment!
And it starts with compassion towards yourself.
Get curious about:
>> WHY you feel unworthy - when did this feeling first start?? -
>> HOW you’re giving your power away - in what ways do you defer your authority to others or undermine your experience/wisdom?
>> WHAT you believe about yourself - do you deserve health, wealth, freedom, joy? Why not you??
>> WHEN did you develop these beliefs? What experiences led you to strengthening these beliefs? What happened as a child, adolescent, adult, that made you second guess yourself?
>> WHO do you think deserves these things? It’s easy to say, “Well, I’m not good enough.” Really challenge this belief by investigating exactly the traits of someone who DOES deserve them. (Hint: I used to think ONLY pretty women were wealthy, and ONLY wealthy women were pretty. Seem absurd now, but uncovering these links can help you break through the blocks!)
>> WHERE are you giving your power away in your life? Who takes the reins when you playing small? What are the environmental triggers that make you feel powerless?
Once you start to identify the source of your powerlessness, you can have some understanding and compassion towards yourself, which is the first step towards healing.
Instead of judging, ask yourself what you’d say to a child or best friend struggling with these beliefs? Then say that compassionate thing to yourself!
Once you’ve begun the healing process to release the beliefs held by old wounds, it’s time to begin to embody your inner power again.
This might look like:
>> Setting clear boundaries with others
>> Nurturing your body with sleep, exercise, healthy foods, and water
>> Generating more income to meet your needs
>> Telling yourself, “I’m worthy JUST as I am.”
>> Having the courage to share yourself and your work with the world
Reflection Question:
>> How will you embody your inner power?
And beacause I know you’re ready to fully claim your worth and embody your power, I’m here to offer you regular tips on how to stand in your Truth and live a life of Divine Purpose!