“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”

Alice Walker

There are moments in life when your spirit whispers, Enough.

Not the kind of enough that means defeat. But the kind that signals a return. A reclaiming. A re-rooting in your own body, your voice, your breath, your truth.

Owning your power is not about dominance, force, or performance. It’s about coming home. It’s about choosing yourself without apology, accessing your inner resources, and remembering that you are not broken, behind, or too late. You are becoming.

But here’s the thing: Most people don’t really understand what power is.

They think of it as something out there — in leadership positions, financial freedom, social influence, achievement, the ability to persuade or direct others. But true power isn’t about what others do for or because of you. It’s about what you do within yourself.

Power is presence. Power is preference. Power is permission.

It is your command over your internal landscape.

There is not a single moment in your day that is not an expression of your power.
The question is: what level of awareness is needed to actually know your power, and what level of intentionality is required to express it?

We are always practising power — through the choices we make, the thoughts we believe, the energy we bring, the boundaries we hold, and the desires we honour.

In the absence of desire, intentionality, and preference, we live on autopilot. And power without awareness becomes either dormant or distorted. When you don’t know your power, you give it away. You outsource it to circumstances, expectations, and opinions.

Some of us were never taught how to be in relationship with our power. Some were taught to fear it. Others masked it with perfectionism, people-pleasing, or control. Some learned that power meant danger. Others learned that power meant responsibility, and they were already carrying too much.

But real power doesn’t come from force. You don’t access power by chasing it. You access it by softening into your truth.

Vulnerability is not a weakness. It is the seed of power.

To be vulnerable is to risk being seen — and to allow yourself to be seen is to make space for authenticity. That authenticity is where true power lives.

You don’t reclaim your voice by shouting. You reclaim it by listening to the one inside you that has gone quiet.

This is not about becoming powerful one day. It’s about remembering the power that has lived in you all along.

The more you remember, the more you stop outsourcing your self-worth to outcomes, approval, and validation.

The more you remember, the more you release the grip of the old narratives that kept you small to stay safe.

The more you remember, the more you become a sanctuary for your own becoming.

Power is not about others doing what you expect. It’s about you stepping into integrity with your own soul.

Sometimes that means trusting more.
Sometimes that means letting go of control.
Sometimes it means allowing things to unfold.
And sometimes, power looks like doing the thing no one gave you permission to do — except you.

Let’s honour that today.

Small Shifts That Create Big Magic

Your power is not somewhere outside of you, waiting to be earned. It’s here, now, waiting to be remembered, reclaimed, and honoured. These shifts aren’t about efforting your way into a better version of yourself. They are invitations into deeper presence and radical self-trust.

1. Speak a truth you’ve been swallowing.
2. Choose your own pacing instead of defaulting to urgency.
3. Set a boundary without over-explaining.
4. Let yourself disappoint someone.
5. Feel your feelings without trying to fix them.
6. Say yes from a full-hearted place, not guilt.
7. Let silence be enough in a moment that doesn’t need words.
8. Stop mid-scroll and return to your breath.
9. Trust yourself to handle what happens next.

Celebrate a quiet win, even if no one else notices

Reading List:

• The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
• Playing Big by Tara Mohr
• Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach

Playlist:

• “Freedom” – Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar
• “Unstoppable” – Sia
• “Gratitude” – India.Arie
• “Who You Are” – Jessie J

Small Shifts That Create Big Magic

Your power is not somewhere outside of you, waiting to be earned. It’s here, now, waiting to be remembered, reclaimed, and honoured. These shifts aren’t about efforting your way into a better version of yourself. They are invitations into deeper presence and radical self-trust.

10. Speak a truth you’ve been swallowing.
11. Choose your own pacing instead of defaulting to urgency.
12. Set a boundary without over-explaining.
13. Let yourself disappoint someone.
14. Feel your feelings without trying to fix them.
15. Say yes from a full-hearted place, not guilt.
16. Let silence be enough in a moment that doesn’t need words.
17. Stop mid-scroll and return to your breath.
18. Trust yourself to handle what happens next.
19. Celebrate a quiet win, even if no one else notices.

Power doesn’t look the same for everyone. And it shouldn’t. Because the truest kind of power is the one that feels like you.

So, come home.
Own your power.
Big magic is waiting.