Episode 13: Step into your strength

Jaime opens with a personal anecdote about her dog Samwise and the difficulty of finding time for their usual walks due to extreme weather and a packed schedule. She uses this to illustrate a larger internal struggle — feeling disconnected, unbalanced, and overwhelmed by life's demands.Amidst this chaos, Jaime turns to her spiritual practice, asking God for guidance. She receives the message: “Step into your strength today.” This prompts a deeper reflection on what it means to live from a place of strength, which she interprets as being:* Integrated within herself (not divided or at war internally),* Connected with God, and* Open and connected to others.Jaime emphasizes that internal fragmentation — caused by things like shame, unforgiveness, bitterness, or judgment — blocks the flow of divine strength and joy. She uses metaphors like funnels and valves to describe how spiritual energy must flow freely into us from God and out to others through love and service.She compares this to spiritual training, like soldiers preparing in base camps before stepping into real-world missions. Jaime notes that while quiet moments are crucial for spiritual clarity, we are ultimately called to live and serve in the world — active, present, and tuned in to God's voice even amidst the noise.Jaime encourages listeners to “step into their strength” by staying spiritually and emotionally clear and connected. Strength, she says, comes not from striving, but from alignment — being whole, receptive to God, and loving toward others.She closes by inviting the audience to examine what might be "clogging the system" in their own lives and to ask God to gently reveal those hidden blockages, so they can walk more freely in divine strength and purpose. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit etiquettefordangerouswomen.substack.com