“Authentic power is the ability to distinguish within yourself between love and fear and to choose love all the time, no matter what is happening inside you—such as anger, rage, or jealousy—or outside of you—such as a 9/11-type event or a global pandemic.
Emotional awareness is necessary in order to do this. It tells you when fear is active in you—through physical sensations in certain areas of your body that are painful, for instance. It also tells you when love is active in you—through physical sensations in these same areas that feel wonderful, like what you experience when you see a magnificent sunset and every part of you is grateful for it.
Your emotions are your spiritual GPS. They tell you where you are (in fear or in love) and where you have to travel in order to get where you want to go (love).
The only way to get there is to become aware of every part of your personality that does not and cannot love. Those are the parts that are angry, jealous, and resentful; the parts that feel superior and entitled or inferior and need to please; the parts that want to get even, that feel righteous, and that think obsessive thoughts such as, I can’t live without her, and judgmental thoughts such as, She’s so stupid, and I’m so stupid; the parts that are compulsive (those that display perfectionism and workaholism, for example) or that are addicted to things like alcohol, sex, pornography, gambling, tobacco, drugs, and shopping.
All of these parts originate in fear, and when you act from any one of them, you create destructive and painful consequences. Think of them as frightened parts of your personality. The loving parts of your personality are grateful, appreciative, patient, content, and in awe of the universe.
When you create authentic power, your life fills with meaning and joy. It becomes an experiment instead of an experience. Your heart opens. You give the gifts you were born to give. You enjoy yourself, others, and the world. You become an artist, and your life becomes your canvas. You paint with beautiful pastels and vibrant colors because you’re creating from love, instead of with
dark and morose colors (those you use when you create from fear). You move through the Earth school with an empowered heart and without attachment to the outcome.”
unity.org, Katy Koontz, “Listening In With Gary Zukav”
