Calling Back the Power We Gave Away
“I call all of my power back to me now. I am whole and complete.”
-Danielle LaPorte
I’ve been thinking about all the power I’ve given away over the years. I’ve given it up for so many reasons. For love. For grief. For fear. I have allowed myself to be powerless, afraid to own my power because it meant I would have to make tough decisions. I’ve felt it drain away from me, allowing other people’s narratives to control my life.
I can give so many examples of this. There are the employers we have who think they can control us outside of work as well as within. There are lovers who manipulate and harm, slowly stripping us of our power in the name of love. There are the opinions and influences that we allow to matter more than our own authentic selves. In each instance, we give away our power, often thinking we have little choice.
Today, I call it all back- every last ounce of power that I gave away. I call it back because I need it, in my strength now more than ever. I need it because it is mine. It belongs to me. Anyone who held power over me, no matter how small, held it with my consent. I may have given it unwillingly or in ignorance, but I still gave it up. Now I take it back.
Calling back our power is necessary for our personal growth. At a certain point, we need to reclaim our…
