On Strength

On Strength

Every creature on this earth has its own quality of strength. I was thinking of us today, and how we humans are pretty scrawny when compared to, say, a lion. However, we have brilliant minds capable of creating complex structures in multiple planes of reality; just look at our physical buildings, emotional & social etiquette, intellectual abstract reasoning, religious beliefs! Yet when we talk about strength we don't often think about these human acts. We talk instead about overcoming challenges, or persevering against all odds. We tell stories in which some forceful action displays our strength. 

I have thought a lot about strength this year as I've sat with people overcoming tremendous illness, or children facing playground bullies. I honor that our strength shows in so many different ways.

To me the heart of strength is in loving oneself enough to honor the messages coming from our inner lion (or primal center of energy), and in allowing that story to well upward from the well of our being, like a song deep within our own blood, unique unto us, but asking to be sung.

When we live from our deepest truth, we are impassioned. Our blood sings. Our life glows. We are in love with life. The energy that this creates can make impossible things manifest. Inventions are created. New worlds are created.

Children are really good at living this way. They listen to that inner voice that tells them where they must go or what they must do, and because they are connected with that passion, they do it. It is a fierce primal life force energy that they wrangle effortlessly. They are filled with passion for just being alive.

When we allow ourselves to connect with our inner lion, we have an enormous power generator backing up our every move. But that isn't enough. We must also temper that raw force with loving awareness that comes through our heart. Our heart energy transforms that passion song into something that works not only for us, but that can also increase vibrations of light and healing for others in the world as well. Connecting with our passion makes us passionate, but tempering it with deep trust and reflection, this makes us strong. Possibly unbeatable! 

Real strength is being courageous enough to listen to that voice of truth in the still waters of our deepest heart, even when the rest of the world is telling us something completely different--and being willing to act upon it for a good that serves both ourselves and our community. Real strength is standing by that heart or primal truth in order to create more light and beauty in your multiple planes of reality--even if it doesn't fit the reality that is already there.

It takes strength to march at the front of a revolutionary war brigade, or to create an invention the world calls crazy. We all have the strength to do incredible things. Find your inner lion. Figure out how to honor it. Then do what's necessary to tame it so your own unique, primal song can be unleashed.