S2 E18 Personal Authority

For purposes of this episode, our definition of personal authority is: the right to know, choose, speak, and act what is true for yourself and live it in the world. (Very much agency related.) Versions of personal authority discussed in this episode: believing what you feel is good and right and true (even if it doesn’t align with the beliefs of others who you love and respect) making life choices, even if others don’t understand or agree having the ability to hold space for your feelings, and simultaneously offer space for other people to have theirs (and recognizing the difference between my thoughts and feelings and other people's thoughts and feelings) being able to say no, peacefully and lovingly choosing to make your (authentic and loving) inner voice the most important one for you having “seniority” in your life experience; other people, other influences may only enter your experience if and when you want them to MIND: Trust in the most authentic version of your voice. Notice what "voices" in our life are the loudest, and what voices we are giving “authority” to, knowing that we can choose. Is the voice that we are giving authority to kind and loving? BODY: Trust that your body always knows best. Honoring our body signals will always always always serve us. Practice being aware of body signals and learn to understand what our bodies really need; maybe we need a deep breath, a minute to close our eyes, a drink of water, a change of scenery or body position, a stretch, or some time outside. PURPOSE: Trust in your ability to create and live a purposeful life. Rather than waiting to be needed or waiting for someone else to see our gifts or talents, we have the ability (and even the responsibility) to contribute and create and serve and share in the ways that we can. We all have the capacity to create and live a purposeful life.