~:[CH9 - Day 104]:~ Powerful

~:[CH9 - Day 104]:~ Powerful

Every so often, I would take the top few things off a stack of papers I wanted to clean. Every time I did it, I would put it back thinking, I'll never get this done, so why start. I've been blessed with the opportunity to get this done and finally, that stack has disappeared. Trashed or scanned with a few keepers, I found my way through the stack discovering that it wasn't an insurmountable task. Life is like that. We discover that truly we are able and that we are powerful. I think many feel hopeless in these difficult times, but I am also confident that we can rise out of these ashes to come to this same realization. We don't need a directive from above, we have it in us and in those who are around us. As I cleaned, my inspiration and motivation improved as I got messages of support and found old memories including letters that reminded me of what I am able to do. It reminded me of what's important and why those intangibles are things we need to pay attention to, as those are the things that empower us. I think we've been focused on the numbers game that we've forgotten the importance of things we cannot measure. Let's motivate each other, support each other, inspire each other, and love each other, not for what we gain or how it will improve the "numbers," but rather simply for the sake of helping all of us grow together. We often get caught up in working with those who can be of the most benefit to ourselves, but why don't we gravitate to those who truly help all of us become more powerful. Instead of bringing each other down, why don't we build something greater than we could have ever imagined. Instead of trying to get ahead, while don't we try to get more people to come along. We live in a world that has been engulfed in lies and people working towards self-promotion and in their own self-interests, yet I am hoping that this time can help guide us towards a place that is more about throwing our support to those who sacrifice and build, rather than look up to those who are perceived as the most powerful. Today this letter among the many other inspiring things I found are but bricks that I will use to help me build. I'm sick of people who constantly tear down so that they can appear to stand superior. Let them stand there, but in the meantime, let's build something around them that will make their power pale in comparison to what we build. As while it may be brick by brick, with patience and perseverance, we will eventually show where the true power lies. Just like my pile of papers, less get rid of all those things we no longer need and let us remain with those things that will help us on this long road ahead. We may be beaten and become discouraged, but if we work together, we can help each other realize just how powerful each of us are.