If you’re ready
to make changes in your life – and since you’re reading this blog, I’m assuming
that you are – this is the time to do it. With a full moon tonight in Capricorn
– that’s the ultra-ambitious, success-driven sign of the zodiac (shoutout to all
the Cappys!) – the energy is right for using your power to create something
amazing.
Unfortunately, power
has a serious PR problem. We think that it corrupts, dominates and breeds exploitation. In other words, we regard it as a negative entity to be avoided. But in a spiritual sense, power is actually a positive force because
it’s what we draw on to make our dreams come true and propel ourselves forward – and for that reason, it’s intrinsically connected to love. It’s
only when it’s used out of fear – for example, by world leaders who are so
motivated by fear of being inadequate that they fixate on controlling
other people – that power gets a bad name.
At many points in my life I have rendered myself powerless. In my early 20s I blamed my flatmates for cooking badly, which
gave me an excuse to be overweight. I blamed the economy for my
poor cashflow, which gave me an excuse not to manage my funds better. I blamed my
industry for being too competitive, which gave me an excuse not to pitch for
work I wanted (thereby risking failure). I blamed my city for being too boring,
which gave me an excuse not to work harder at overcoming my shyness barrier and extending
my social circle (thereby risking rejection). Oh, poor me!
When you’ve cast yourself
as the victim, as I had, you are giving away your power. You are blaming other
people – your lazy partner, your inept boss, your unforgiving father, whoever it
is – for the state of your life. If your problems are someone else’s fault,
that (conveniently) means you don’t have to take responsibility for your
choices. You have licence to test the patience of your friends by whingeing and
complaining all the live long day. Poor you.
It took a very
long time for me to accept that nothing was going to change until I did. The
point of power was in my decision to adjust the way I had framed these situations
in my mind. Even if you can’t change your situation, you can always change the
way you think about it. Taking control of your thoughts, and not resenting
others for the landscape of your life, is the first step in taking back your
power. And that gives rise to action.
If your life isn’t
playing out how you’d like it to, ask yourself honestly if you have been blaming
someone else for that. Other people may well be involved, complicit and even influential, but ultimately you hold all the cards. You have the power to
change the situation and yield a better result – for everyone. To borrow a cliché,
the best time to do that is yesterday, and the second best time is today. With
2015 being a ‘number eight year’ (read more here) and the full moon beaming out
in Capricorn, this is a – ahem – powerful time to be alive. We have the power to
create a shiny new reality for ourselves and others around us. Things that may
not have seemed possible in previous years are no longer closed off. Who would have
thought the US would finally legalise same-sex marriage?! This proves that wonderful things
are possible when you act from a place of love. And despite its image problem,
power is all about love. When you truly know how much value you hold, you know
that you deserve to have your dreams come true, and you’ll feel inspired to utilise the power available
to you to make that happen.
The onus is on
you, right now, to take back your own power and use it to get what you want (what you want, what
you really really want). Be bold. Be creative. Be your own hero. The Universe
responds to thoughts, prayers and affirmations, but it bends most favourably in
your direction when you take action. Go do that.