The Power Within: Inspiration in a World Filled with Fear

There is no guidebook. These words rang strong yesterday morning on my drive into town.

For me, driving time equals thinking time, and the yesterday I was thinking about some of the massive things happening in the world as of late. I was thinking about the decisions that are being made for people with simple strokes of a pen. I was thinking about the attitude with which these changes are being made, and I started to feel very overwhelmed. I started to feel fearful for the world as I know it and for what kind of a world my children will live in as they grow into adulthood.

In that moment I reminded myself that when we live in fear, we hand our power to those we are fearful of and THERE IS NO GUIDEBOOK for navigating through these times or through life. There is no guidebook for parenthood or for being a spouse or for navigating through the worst life has to offer.

All we can do is what we can do.

We each have the power within us to affect massive change, and as a collective, each working towards love and the betterment of ourselves and our friends and our families, communities, and the world, we can affect major shifts and MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I believe it is our responsibility to take any opportunity we are given to affect change, whether it be a smile from the soul to a stranger on the street or to buy someone’s coffee, offer an ear to a friend we know is suffering, or to get involved on the national or global level.

Each decision you make to ACT from a place of love has the potential to have a huge positive impact on SOMEONE.

Today I encourage you to look within yourself and appreciate what you have to offer.

I encourage you to look deep inside and think about the power you hold and to recognize and appreciate yourself for the times you just do what is right and you are kind because it’s just “what we do”. I encourage you to speak lovingly to yourself when you look in the mirror and to love the quiet strength you hold as a woman to move oceans without being aggressive and loud. I encourage you to allow yourself to be a little bit vulnerable today and talk to someone you would normally be too shy to talk to or to tell someone you appreciate them, when those words make you feel incredibly uncomfortable.

One of the mantras I live by is “do what you can when you can.” We may feel overwhelmed and fearful, but we can allow these feelings to turn to inspiration- inspiration to be a little better and do a little better and make things a little better for one other person.

You can never truly understand the impact you might have on someone, so put yourself out there, tap into your vulnerability, and take the leap to act on even one opportunity to affect positive change.

Love,

Elsa