The Power You Forgot You Had
Remembering the Inner Strength That Was Never Lost
"True power is always quiet."
— David R. Hawkins
There’s a quiet kind of exhaustion that settles in when you've been operating on force for too long.
It doesn’t always look dramatic.
It can show up in small ways:
A tight jaw before a conversation
That ache in your chest when you say yes instead of no
The constant need to explain yourself
The invisible weight of trying to earn your right to rest, speak, or simply exist
Most of us were conditioned to believe that life only works if we push.
Push harder.
Push faster.
Push yourself.
But here’s a question that could change everything:
What if power didn’t come from pushing… but from pausing?
The Quiet Shift From Force to Power
Force is frantic.
It clings. Controls. Proves. Pleases.
But power?
Power is quiet.
It doesn’t posture—it aligns.
It’s the difference between over-efforting… and listening.
Between doing from fear… and moving from love.
Between burnout… and flow.
You can feel it in your body:
Force is tight. Power is true.
We don’t need to become more powerful.
We just need to stop outsourcing it.
This isn’t a skill to master—it’s a truth to remember.
"Force can bring satisfaction, but not joy. Power brings joy that has no opposite."
— David R. Hawkins
This Week’s Experiment: The Force or Flow Check-In
Once a day—pause.
Before the next task. The next decision. The next response.
Ask yourself:
“Is this force… or is this power?”
Let the answer come from your body, not your mind.
Then choose from the one that feels lighter.
No pressure. No fixing.
Just noticing—that’s where the power returns.
Affirmation
I don’t have to push to be powerful.
I return to what’s true—and let that carry me.
Journal Prompt
Where in my life am I trying to prove something…
when what I really want is to just be?
Whisper for the Week
May you trust the quiet voice more than the loud world.
May you stop pushing… just long enough to hear what your heart already knows.