Have you ever wondered what true power is?

Immediately we think of authority, of "the powers that be", of people in a position of power. We think of power in terms of what we arent able to do.

The thing is, that really isnt power. Thats just authority. And authority only has as much power as we give it.

Authority is handy, because, at a material level, it gets things done.

Im going to share a moment with you. Im going to make myself a little vulnerable. In doing this, invariably what happens, is that some of you may have your suspicions confirmed that I am a bit of a "fruitloop" (which "great" artist isnt?) but others of you will intuitively enjoy what I am about to share.

I had a walk in the hills one late event a week or so ago. I was in need of a battery recharge. And this is the way I do it. I walk, and attempt not to think, but sense... I let my senses unfurl like the long wings of a bird. At the extremeties of my senses, I just start to pick up on those little intuitive nudges that have been there for a while. I needed something, anything, I needed answers. My emotions felt raw with tiredness.

At the very edge of my senses, I felt the wind, and I looked out at the twinkling city scape below me... and I heard that still, silent voice that, whenever we hear it, feels like coming home. (Its not really a voice, its just putting words to what we sense is true...)

It said:

"The wind is powerful. Its powerful becuase of creative tension. Its rushes from one place, to fill another. It wants to find equilibrium. This whole, natural world bristles with energy. Its underlying structures provide the movement for that energy.

This power, these structures, are nothing compared to the power of your (our!!) imagination."

If you have a problem that you are trying to solve, then here is a thought. Stop trying to solve it.

Instead... get a sense of what you want to create. If you focus on something that you really want to create, something that brings you life and energy, then you will soon outgrow the problem.

This sounds simple. But the ability to create can only be engaged within you. The moment you get into "problem solving", you get fixated on the world without, and any thing you resolve will not really truly satisfy.

Carl Jung once said:

"All the greatest and most important problems of life are fundamentally insoluble... They can never be solved, but only outgrown."

Its interesting to me that I end this Soul Inspiration on "True Power" with a quote from an authority. :)

Its amazing how quickly we give our creative power away sometimes.

Hold onto it. Its yours. Its ok to be powerful. It feels selfish, but you serve all when you create what you want to create.