| Most of us are operating at less than full power, | | | | recount three things, people, or situations from |
| and we're not even aware of it. Something is | | | | my day for which I am grateful. |
| missing from our lives and we aren't sure what it | | | | Unconditional acceptance requires us to trust in |
| is. | | | | the Divine Order of life. We do this by practicing |
| When we operate at full power, our lives are | | | | trust, patience, and surrender. We don't hold on to |
| richer because we live with authenticity, | | | | outcomes, and we unconditionally accept the |
| connection, meaning, service, and serenity. We | | | | "what is." Paul Ferrini in his wonderful little book |
| are powered by passion that is grounded in love | | | | The Ecstatic Moment writes, "All suffering results |
| and not driven by fear-based anxiety. Service and | | | | from your refusal to accept and bless your life |
| love become our primary motivations rather than | | | | just the way it is now." |
| self-aggrandizement. | | | | Paul Ferrini reminds us that when we practice |
| When we do the work of authentically packaging, | | | | unconditional acceptance, we say to ourselves: |
| promoting, and presenting ourselves we create a | | | | I embrace the givens of life: beginnings and |
| strong sense of identity, purpose, and | | | | endings, aloneness, change, unfairness, |
| self-esteem. We become what I call "high voltage | | | | unpredictability, and sometimes being given more |
| communicators." But identity, purpose, and | | | | than I can handle. I open myself to every |
| self-esteem alone cannot ensure that we stand in | | | | transformation that is ready to happen in and |
| our power. | | | | through me. I respect the right of others to |
| To operate at full power and become "high | | | | question or reject my path. I drop the need for |
| voltage leaders," we must consciously and | | | | certainty; I am comfortable with ambiguity. |
| consistently choose Self over ego. David Richo, | | | | Finally, inspired action asks us to flow not fight. It |
| Ph.D., in his book Unexpected Miracles: The Gift of | | | | requires us to listen to our intention and act upon |
| Synchronicity and How to Open It, offers this | | | | inspiration. Inspiration can come from hunches, |
| distinction between ego and Self, "...the ego is our | | | | synchronicities, life events, physical sensations and |
| capability of light, and Self is the light." | | | | illnesses, emotions, dreams, and other people; so |
| Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung called the Self the | | | | we need to stay attuned to all these signs to |
| "God archetype" within us, while the ego is the | | | | assure that we're on the spiritual path. I find that |
| center of our conscious rational life or the bearer | | | | when I'm feeling good I am on track. |
| of our personality. When functional and happy, the | | | | If we find ourselves off track, we can look at |
| ego helps us achieve our goals in life. When | | | | what emotional blocks, doubts, fears, |
| dysfunctional, it becomes inflated and its main | | | | attachments, and negative mind talk might be in |
| objective becomes to save F.A.C.E.: Fear, | | | | our way. If we are clear, then we can trust that |
| Attachment, Control, and Entitlement, according to | | | | our higher power has something in mind that is |
| Dr. Richo. | | | | better for us and the world (back to unconditional |
| To be at our full power we must shape ego so | | | | acceptance). |
| that it serves Self. To choose Self over ego | | | | We cannot employ these three strategies once |
| requires: 1. Focused attention 2. Unconditional | | | | and consider our work done. Instead we are called |
| acceptance 3. Inspired action. | | | | to practice them every time we make a critical |
| Let's examine each. Focused attention asks us to | | | | decision or interaction. We are called to |
| seek the high road and choose love over fear and | | | | consciously choose the spiritual path every day |
| service over Self. It requires us to examine our | | | | and every moment of our lives. |
| intention before beginning any transaction. Before | | | | When we authentically package, promote, and |
| I speak to a group, I ask myself, "Am I doing this | | | | present ourselves we create a strong sense of |
| to serve my audience, or am I doing this to gain | | | | identity, purpose, and self-esteem; we become |
| applause?" | | | | high voltage communicators. But when we team |
| The Law of Attraction teaches us that what we | | | | identity, purpose, and self-esteem with consciously |
| focus upon, we manifest; what we focus upon | | | | choosing Self over ego, we become high voltage |
| expands. This is why living a life full of | | | | leaders and stand in our full power, becoming the |
| appreciation, gratitude, and love becomes so | | | | full expression of all that we are. |
| important. Every night before I go to bed, I | | | | |