Power

On this day of your life,

Neytiri & Jake, I believe God wants you to know...      

...that vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't,
bleed, like colors, on the whole of our existence.

Honore De Balzac said that, and he was right.
Do not let one more day go by without honoring
the vocation your soul calls you to pursue.
And don't pretend you don't know what it is. Of course you do.
You can feel it in your stomach whenever you think about it;
whenever you see another person doing it.

Life is so very short. Do now what you yearn to do
in your life. You do not have to "quit your day job"
in order to do this. You may do so if you choose to,
but you do not have to. Many people advance
a vocation while holding down their "regular job."
You can, too. Then ease into your vocation
and turn it into your "regular job."
But you must give energy to your vocation
starting today. I mean, today.

 

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"Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of loss of power." John Steinbeck

I now see that much of what we perceive as power in the world is really fear. Power that seeks to attack first to feel secure is fear. Power that always demands an answer is fear. Power that arrogantly refuses to listen is fear. Spiritual power can be vulnerable. It can live with confusion. It can stand alone. It allows others to walk away to pursue their own happiness. Spiritual power can exist in suffering and loneliness and does not expect perfection. My recovery is teaching me to live and let others live, too. My freedom must respect the freedom of others. Respect is a two-way street.

Give me the power that can rest in imperfection.