Standing in my power

Stand in my own power – honor what is really important to me. Know who I am, what I am capable of, and why I make the decisions I make. Nothing can rock my boat, or shake my foundation of who I really am. Do not invalidate my own feelings and my own thoughts just to please others. Do not allow anyone else to rule my life. Do not silence the real me. In order to stand in my power, I need to allow myself the option of saying “No”. Stop worrying about what others think of me. When I don’t take care of myself because I am trying to make others happy, I start to resent the very people I am trying to please.

Whenever the situation arises where I have to make a decision about what to do, ask myself this question: “Am I standing in my power or am I trying to please someone else?“. Be clear about my priorities. What’s more important than my own balance, harmony, and health?

Pleasing someone else is not the same as caring for them. It’s the old story: If I’m not caring for myself, then I’ll have nothing left, no inner resources to care for another. It is vital that I learn to stand in my own power for my own mental, physical, emotional, and even my spiritual health!

Do I have trouble connecting with my intuition? When I’ve learned to stand in my own power, my own I AM, I will be able to connect on a much deeper level to my spiritual core and to the invisible realms. 

Source: https://deborahking.com/standing-in-your-power/

I Won’t Back Down – Song by Tom Petty

Well, I won’t back down
No, I won’t back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won’t back down

No, I’ll stand my ground
Won’t be turned around
And I’ll keep this world from draggin’ me down
Gonna stand my ground

And I won’t back down
(I won’t back down)

Hey, baby, there ain’t no easy way out
(I won’t back down)
Hey, I will stand my ground
And I won’t back down

Well I know what’s right
I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin’ me around
But I’ll stand my ground

And I won’t back down
(I won’t back down)
Hey, baby, there ain’t no easy way out
(I won’t back down)
Hey, I will stand my ground
And I won’t back down

Hey baby, there ain’t no easy way out
(I won’t back down)
Hey, I won’t back down
(I won’t back down)
Hey, baby, there ain’t no easy way out
(I won’t back down)
Hey, I will stand my ground
And I won’t back down
No, I won’t back down