Are You Weakened or Empowered?

Being against something weakens you, while being for something empowers you.

- Wayne Dyer, Staying on the Path

It is said that it takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile.

In the same way, it takes a lot of energy to be against something. Through the years, many people have put lots of effort into fighting crime, fighting drugs, being against war, against abortion, resisting this, resisting that....

And the result is ....?

What about those people in your life you continually butt heads with. I know there's a few in my life! How has resisting, fighting or being against them made things better for you?

If you're like me, it's only brought you more of the same frustration. And how "empowering" does that feel?!

Truth is, what we focus on grows. You focus on frustration, you get more frustration. You focus on your resistance or fear or hatred of something or someone.... you get more opportunities to resist, be afraid and hate.

So, how do you turn it around? How do you start being for something so that you can start feeling empowered?

It begins with letting go, or at least being willing to let go.... letting go of the resistance, the fear, the hatred, the need to be right, the need to control.... letting go of the emotional investment in whatever it is you are against.

And it continues in each moment - each "now" - in the willingness of your heart to choose peace instead of fear, peace instead of resistance, peace instead of anger... peace instead of whatever negative emotion you are experiencing.

A great way to anchor in your new choice is to take a deep breath and put your attention on something that makes you smile. (If you're way into the negative emotion, then make yourself smile - even if it's fake!) Then, carry this thought with you throughout the day.

And remember, it never hurts to ask for help - divine or human!

Here's to continuing the Journey.... choosing to be empowered instead of weakened, for instead of against.

-Becky