"Power"
Welcome to July! And here we are, more than halfway through the year…
So let's consider our relationship to 'power'. Yes, we have choices and options that we can exercise and we can remake most of those choices if they don't end up serving us. The notion of 'power' that I want to touch on is the influence we feel we have over others—their choices and options.
You know the pattern. We've all been there: someone we know and care about is insistent on changing their life, making different decisions and taking different actions. We're excited for them and want to support them in any way we can. We see the possibilities and how different ('better') their lives will be if only…
That's when things begin to get tricky. If only they'd: follow up on their intentions; do what they said they would do; "get with the program" so to speak. Well—they ARE getting with the program—in their own time and in their own way.
We can be all too ready to step in and micromanage their process—if not hijack it. The piece to remember in all of this is that we can't force or make them "do what they need to do". It's not our practice. It's not our timeframe. It's not our path.
Rule of thumb: When we find Our Selves getting our knickers in a twist regarding someone else's change, growth or evolution, remember: we don't have that much power over them. We never did and we never will.
What
is your experience with this quality of "Power" (2:43)?
