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People say control is power, but that’s only true if you have never actually held any. Real power is not the ability to tighten your grip, it’s the confidence to unclench. Power isn’t the script; it’s the shiver. The shatter. The scandal of not knowing what’s next and still saying yes . Control is what the anxious reach for when seduction feels too... See more
Control: The Sexiest Illusion Alive
“I am powerless in the face of this fear” changes to “I found a choice where I thought there was only a dead end.”
David Richo • How to Be an Adult: A Handbook on Psychological and Spiritual Integration
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“To feel anything deranges you. To be seen feeling anything strips you naked. In the grip of it pleasure or pain doesn’t matter. You think what will they do what new power will they acquire if they see me naked like this. If they see you feeling. You have no idea what. It’s not about them. To be seen is the penalty.”
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STEPPING INTO YOUR OWN POWER CAN BE TERRIFYING….
🎇 …IT CAN ALSO BE EXHILARATING, TOO.
🎇 … IT CAN ALSO BRING SO MUCH UNEXPECTED GRIEF, RAGE, SORROW, MOURNING IN REMINDING YOU OF THE TIMES YOU FELT POWERLESS AND UNWORTHY.
🎇 AND YET, THERE IS SOMETHING ON THE ... See more
instagram.comHave you ever followed a guru or a mentor? I have. I've given my power away to lovers and spouses. I've sat by the phone. I've waited for permission. I've turned in work and awaited, trembling, the judgment of others. I've given away my power subtly, with a glance that was perceptible to no one. And I've given it away overtly and shamelessly, for a
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