Tuesday, February 7, 2023
People give away their power far too easily. It’s a cost/benefit analysis. Is your frustration going to change the situation? If it costs you your peace of mind, it won’t change the situation. 100% of the time, being a mess internally will not fix an external situation. Power is peaceful. That’s not to say you allow people to walk all over you, but it is to say that you have absolute power to respond without giving away neutrality. That’s true power, yet we let it go, assuming our anger or disgust will change what’s essentially unchangeable.
The true power to change is what lies within yourself. When everything and everyone frustrates you, you’ve given away the most crucial of all your benefits – your inner strength. Inner strength is what gives you power to withstand anything on the external level. I’m not talking about physical altercations, but most of what seems to “poke” us are things that aren’t touching us physically. It’s all an inner battle, and conceding with frustration is giving away your inner power to be wise.
Whatever comes to you is a test. It’s a test to see if you’re going to give your inner power to the first thing that seems to go wrong. An explosive reaction is a failed grade. It’s not suppression, nor is it restraint either. It’s total rest, a removal from the narrative of cause and effect. It’s that which is untouchable that gives power, not raw emotion or force. Internal quiet has all the power in the universe. The more anonymous you are, the more powerful you are. Never give that quiet power to anyone or anything outside of yourself. Keeping an inner strength is what helps you release the burden of a narrative. The external world is just a story. Don’t give into a story, give into peace.