I Am Empowered

Today, more than any other day of my life, I am standing firmly in my power. I accept full responsibility for my power, and am committed to using it for the highest good. I do not give it away to anyone. I do not give it away to anything - not food, not self-defeating behaviors, not ego, not to ANYthing. I am true to mySELF.

Last night I was crying and crying. I was at a fabulous Arthur Lee Land show and I couldn't stop crying because I want to be on a stage, singing my songs. Yes, I was crying and crying, and I knew why. I have been giving my power away to other people, putting myself in support positions when it is my time to have my creations supported by others. It is my time to shine.

Of course we are all interconnected and support each other all the time, but it's time for me to really value what is unique and special about me, and share it with the world. It's time for me to create sustainable streams of income for myself, rather than doing all these odd jobs for so many people.

So last night, and again today I did a ritual of empowerment. Last night it was on the phone with my friend Mark. I told him that we were both going to step into our power on the count of three. We drew invisible lines on the floor, and committed to stepping across that line, into our power, and never going back. I counted down and we both jumped over the line, and were dancing and drumming and screaming and rejoicing.

Then today, I was at a Waking Down sitting and when it was my turn to speak I told them about my commitment to standing firmly in my power. And I took everyone there through a similar ritual. Feel free to do this ritual, wherever you are.

We all spread out so that we would all be able to take giant leaps into our power. We drew our imaginary lines on the ground.

I said, "Close your eyes. Breathe deeply into your heart, into the depths of your being...Feel who you are...Appreciate how unique you are...Know that only you can do the work that you came to Earth to do...Feel how strong you are, how courageous, how powerful..."

I paused and let it sink in, and then continued, "Repeat after me."

"I am powerful."

"I am empowered."

"I accept full responsibility for my power."

"I am cross this line into my power, and I am NEVER going back!!!"

3...2...1...

And we screamed and danced and shrieked and yelped wildy!!! Hooray!!! We are empowered, and it feels SO GOOD!!!

Where Are We Going???

Oh, that's right, I just need to Be Here Now...but...what about, you know, the shifting that is happening? Are the polar ice caps all going to melt? Is New York City going to be underwater soon? Are we going to go through a nuclear holocaust?

Lately, thanks to Shelly, I have been reading these energy reports written by a woman named Karen Bishop, and she seems to have some very reassuring things to say about what we are experiencing collectively, as we move toward 2012. She has also predicted, with utmost confidence, that Barack Obama will become the next president of the United States...Whew!!!

It's so interesting to read the different theories about it all, one of my favorite being the book "2012: Return of the Quetzalcoatl" by Daniel Pinchbeck.

Yesterday, I was pondering all of this and I asked myself, what's the worst thing that can happen? Oh yeah, I could die. Well, if that's the worst thing that can happen, then there truly is no reason to worry!

It can be fun to think about all of this and discuss it. It's comforting to me to know that there is potentially a reason for the heightened chaos we're experiencing here on Planet Earth. I like to think that we are moving toward a new paradigm, more heavenly than my wildest dreams even allow me to imagine. I like to think that this new paradigm is one in which human beings finally realize that we are all interconnected and finally decide to be loving and peaceful all the time. I like to think that I am creating this paradigm, just by thinking about it...

What do you think we are moving towards?