AUTHENTIC POWER
by Jim Britt
Do you remember a time in your
life when you got what you wanted effortlessly? A day or an experience
in which everything just flowed? You were in the right place
at the right time with the right people, and everything just
seemed to work out perfectly. Would you like to discover how
you can be in that flow more and more of the time? In other words,
would you like to know how to shorten the time between the creation
of your vision and the manifestation of that vision? If you knew
that, wouldn’t you then feel better about yourself and
your life?
The keys you need to achieve
a more peaceful, flowing life are “Attention” and “Intention”.
Yet it is very rare that we give our full “attention” with
focused “intention” to what we desire to accomplish.
Most of us instead, spend at
least a good part of our day, going over internal dialog. We
relive past experiences, worry about the future, and criticize
ourselves for not having all we want by this point in our lives.
Even while we are listening to others, we aren’t fully
present. Instead we are rehearsing our answers, slipping back
into yesterday and worrying about tomorrow. Sound familiar?
When you live your life with
full “attention” and focused “intention” you
are operating within your Authentic Power. This is the state
in which things happen with very little effort in a much shorter
period of time. This is where you discover the answers to all
of your questions and problems. Living in your “Authentic
Power” means living fully and being totally present. Only
when you are totally present can you open yourself up to the
power of your imagination. Only when you are “in the moment” can
you be open to receiving the opportunities and miracles that
are all around you.
We are always using our imagination
to create at every waking moment. Our daydreams, for example,
are the use of our imagination. A daydream is the result of our
imagination creating a vision of a real experience happening
in the future. Like all real experiences they are the effects
of our beliefs, habit patterns, and past experiences.
Daydreams are like languages.
They are basically the patterns and structures that exemplify
the thinking of the mind that produced them. Simply put: you
can change the outer results of your life by changing your mental
language paints, by saying and seeing something in a new and
different way. By changing your daydreams, and the way you think
and express your thoughts, you can change your life’s circumstances.
This means that if you change a vision of the future, you also
restructure patterns in your life that are used to create it.
In other words, by changing a certain vision, you also change
all the connecting visions that kept your old beliefs alive.
You can literally transform your outer world by rearranging your
inner world.
We never stop creating. The
universe is always, and without question, creating the realities
of our visions. Our daydreams are visions of how we see ourselves
in life.
What about your daydreams;
are they more about what you want and why, or more about what
you don’t want and why you
don’t want it? If you want to achieve something in less
time, you must take a look at what you are consciously creating,
and what vision you are holding inside. As you begin to become
more “mindful” of your inner visions, your, intention,
and where you focus you attention, you will begin to strengthen
and trust your own inner guidance, your inner spirit. You will
begin to discover ways of transforming old outdated beliefs
into new productive visions supporting what’s important
in your life.
In my opinion we try much
too hard to accomplish more in less time. We are taking life
much too seriously, and we’re
working much too hard at it.
Life should be fun! We all
need to learn to “lighten
up,” be present with ourselves, and stop making everything
such a complicated intellectual process.
Let your life “flow,” and see what happens. Connecting
with and utilizing your Authentic Power is a “feeling” process.
When you begin to make the shift from intellectuality to feelings,
a sense of ease and well being will sweep over you in an instant.
We’ve all done enough “wanting” to last five
lifetimes. We’ve tried enough intellectual techniques
to improve our lives. If all of that could have worked, it
would have worked by now.
The fact is that someone,
somewhere along the way has convinced us that if something
is going to be worthwhile, it’s
going to require a lot of hard work and you have to get serious
about it. That type of outdated belief is what stands in our
way more than anything else. Knowing more and working harder
to make life easier is not the answer. It’s developing
the understanding of how simple life can be and opening yourself
up to your “Authentic Power” source, where your
imagination flows freely. That’s the answer.
The whole universe is made
up of energy waiting to be directed by you and me. It’s
energy that responds to our intentions. All people are a part
of this energy as well. This means that
when you create a vision of something you want, or have a problem
that needs solving, people will show up, circumstances will
be influenced to bring forth solutions to your problem or to
manifest what you want.
In other words, the basic “stuff” of
the universe, at its very core is pure energy that is shaped
by human imagination
and intention.
The intention we hold toward
some given outcome, causes our energy to be projected out into
the world. This energy we project
will attract other energy systems who in turn offer us solutions
to what it is we are projecting.
Have you ever had a vision
of some course you wanted to take in your life and suddenly
you met someone or saw something
that led you directly to the opportunity you envisioned? It
felt like destiny, didn’t it? It felt as though you had
been guided by some mystical power. This kind of experience
gives you a feeling of excitement and mystery, and as a result
you feel much more alive. You have just connected with your “Authentic
Power,” which only operates in the moment, and to the
degree of “clarity of intention” you hold toward
your vision.
When you detach from your
old ways and let go of your past non-supportive beliefs and
outdated methods, you connect to
your Authentic Power where a vast array of possibilities exist.
Challenge yourself to remain
connected to your Authentic Power. Use your imagination. Allow
your daydreams, your visions to
flow into how you would like your life to be, and let the day
as it unfolds become your workshop. When others are uptight
around you, learn to just relax into your own well being. Learn
to simply step back and observe the dramas around you as they
unfold and choose whether you want to be a part of them or
not.
When a problem arises or
you need a solution, simply stop for a moment before you proceed.
Let the joy, wonder, and excitement
of being in your Authentic Power flow through you as it was
meant to do. That’s called opening yourself up for the
right solution to flow to you.
Feeling this universal energy
is not an intellectual process, a moral concept or anything
else. It’s an energy that
travels so fast that it’s everywhere at once. Know that
love is your Authentic Power. It is your true spirit. By reconnecting
to it you can literally achieve “immunity” to what
you don’t want and harmony to what you do want in your
life.
Many traditions, religions
and techniques express the idea that getting in touch with
this “spirit” aspect
of our true nature is a long-term process involving great discipline
and special techniques.
Discovering the spirit aspect
of yourself is actually simple and easy. It has to be. Nothing
is so intimately a part of
you as your own spirit. It’s your “true nature” and
it is something that cannot be separated from you. It can’t
be lost. It is the very essence of who you are. Your true nature
is love, and love is your Authentic Power. This is where the
creative process takes place. We recognize it on a sometimes
subtle level because it vibrates within us, far below our conscious
level.
We seek joy and happiness
in our lives because joy and happiness is our true essence,
otherwise, why would we strive so hard
to find it? Being able to live and operate from this level
will bring complete fulfillment in every way. However, this
can only happen when we resolve the layers of conflict within.
When we resist the flow of life by hanging onto our old perceptions,
what we are actually resisting is having joy and happiness
in our lives. We are resisting the power of love. This isn’t
mystical at all. It’s simply a part of our perception.
Living from this level that
says, “I Am Love,” means
living with your Authentic Power. Attempting to “earn” love
and happiness through behavior will always end in failure,
because as soon as we stop the behavior, we are right back
where we began.
To find love and live from
your true nature is beyond behavior. We must search inside.
We must peel back all the layers of
anxiety, doubt, fear and anger, discovering the most basic
truth of all; and that is, you are LOVE itself. It is your
Authentic Power.
The people of the world
have created many false beliefs. Some say, “my way is better than your way.” “Your
savior is not my savior.” “My heaven is different
from yours.” “My religious beliefs are right, therefore
yours must be wrong.”
Here’s the simple truth. All life is one life. There
is only one game in progress here on Earth, and we’re
all playing the same game. We’ve just created different
rules.
There are no races or differences
in people, only different shades of skin. We fight wars in
the name of God and religion.
We even disagree on what day, what ritual, and even what building.
Truth is truth. If you help
someone, you help yourself in return. If you hurt someone,
you hurt yourself in return. It’s
that simple. If you share love with another human being, you
increase the love energy within yourself. Everyone is made
of the same material. It’s only love in our heart and
our intention that makes us different.
If you continue to view
your life as if it were a problem, or if you continue trying
to escape your imaginary problems
or to blame others for your problems, your true nature will
always remain hidden. However, even though it is hidden, you
can rest assured it is always with you. Waking up to who you
are requires letting go of that which you imagine yourself
to be.
So, how can we shorten the
time from “vision” to
the manifestation of that vision? Just remember to stop as
often as necessary to reconnect…to re-fill. Keep yourself
in your Authentic Power. This is where the action is. This
is where your power to create exists. When you are full of
love energy, no one or no-thing can take your power from you.
In fact, the love energy flowing from you creates a current
that attracts love energy to you ten-fold. As long as you stay
connected you can never run out of love. When you are full
of love, you will always have only what you love in your life!
About Jim Britt
Jim Britt is an internationally recognized
leader in the field of self-empowerment training and human
performance. He is author
of numerous best selling books including, “Rings
of Truth,” “Unleashing
Your Authentic Power,” “Freedom,” and “Money,
How to Earn it, How to Make it Grow.”
Throughout the world Jim has shared his life enhancing realizations
with thousands of audiences, totaling over 1,000,000 people
from all walks of life.
In addition to general audiences world-wide,
Jim has served as a human behavior specialist and success
counselor to over
300 corporations and their employees. He is more than aware
of the personal challenges we all face in business and in every
area of our lives in making adaptive changes for a sustainable
future. For more information visit Jim’s web site at
www.jimbritt.com or call 888-546-2748
