We are powerful beyond measure....

We are powerful beyond measure, and so deeply vulnerable at the same time. This may seem like a dichotomy, but it' isn't. We have misunderstood real power. It has been seen as a force that is assertive, non- surrenderng, pushing in through. This is not real power. This is simply willfulness. Real power is something else: receptivity, vulunerability, the courage to keep your heart open on the darkeset of days, the strength to feel it all even when the odds are stacked against you. Real power is showing up with your heart on your sleeve and absolutely refusing to waste one moment of your life hidden behind edginess and armor. The art of enheartenered presence. Now that's power. - Jeff Brown, Grounded Spirituality