“STOP caring what other people think about you.”
This popped up in my social media feed recently.
The message was LOUD and clear.
Stay in your own lane. Ignore everyone else. Like water off a duck’s back.
It sounds really GREAT and it might even FEEL really good, BUT…
it’s a big, fat BAND-AID.
Everyone in your life is a mirror.
So IGNORING them is just sticking your head in the sand.
» To stand in your POWER is to receive the reflection.
And realize that something in your backpack is ready to go.
Today I am sharing 3 truths about your power:
» The reflection likely isn’t conscious.
This is the tricky part for most people. 90% of your backpack contents are unconscious, which means the beliefs, memories, emotions, experiences, conclusions, projections etc. are not in your direct awareness. And on top of that, a large majority of your backpack contents are OLD. Everything you’ve stored from childhood, middle school, high school, etc. is presenting itself to you now, just in a different form. Ignoring it now just stuffs it down even further and drags it out even LONGER. To stand in your POWER is to receive the reflection and ultimately find the root. Bring it into your conscious awareness and you will cut yourself loose.
» Running from it will wear you out.
Humans only have so much SPACE. YOU only have so much space. At first, it likely feels best to run from it. Blinders UP, earplugs IN. The ego will get on board because “I am FOCUSED, I am driven, nothing can stop me.” And YES, of course you are and of course you can, I am your biggest cheerleader, BUT…eventually the weight of your backpack will be too much. You are here to go FAR and to do great things. Imagine how much further you can go with LESS weight on your back. To stand in your POWER is to receive the reflection and stop running long enough to take it OUT instead of stuffing it deeper in.
» The reflection is the ultimate gift.
One of the questions I receive from clients most often? “E, what is in my backpack?” Most people desire to LEAD themselves. They want to move energy and make shifts. They are ready to clear things OUT, but they don’t know where to start. Life is always presenting your next step to you, which is why the reflection is the ultimate gift. A next step on a silver platter? I will take it every time. To stand in your POWER is to receive the reflection and recognize it as the gift that it is. An opportunity to SEE something, to HEAR something, to FEEL something, to REMEMBER something and then take it out of your backpack.