THE DECLARATION OF PERSONAL POWER:
Why, having been endowed with the courageous heart of a lion, do we live as mice?
When will we be ready to ascend to another level of existence?
WE SHALL MEET LIFE WITH FULL PRESENCE AND POWER.
A life of greater joy, power, and satisfaction awaits those who consciously design their life.
WE SHALL RECLAIM OUR AGENDA.
Our destiny is decided by how well we know our demons of Doubt and Delay, how well we defend against them, and how many battles we win against them each day of our lives.
WE SHALL DEFEAT OUR DEMONS.
Courage is a choice, and... permission to move forward with boldness is never given by the fearful masses.
Seeking change always requires a touch of insanity.
Bold and disciplined initiative is our savior; it allows us to rise, to leap to soar to the heights of true greatness.
WE SHALL ADVANCE WITH ABANDON.
Our supreme duty must be to rekindle the magic of life.
WE SHALL PRACTICE JOY AND GRATITUDE.
Freedom and victory belong to those who remain true and strong despite temptation.
WE SHALL NOT BREAK OUR INTEGRITY.
But hurt has nothing to do with love, and love is unaffiliated with and unaffected by pain. Ego was hurt, not love.
We must mature and realize that freeing our mind of ancient hurts and opening once more to love shall give us access to divine strength. To stand emotionally open before the world and give our hearts without fear of hurt or demand of reciprocity - this is the ultimate act of human courage.
WE SHALL AMPLIFY LOVE.
So many people are afraid to demand more - to dare, as have the great leaders of the past, to incite the directionless with bold challenges to rise and contribute. We must do better.
WE SHALL INSPIRE GREATNESS.
Many can only vaguely remember the last time they laughed so hard it hurt, loved so much it led to a beautiful flood., cheered so loudly it strained the vocal chords, felt so deeply it caused a showering of tears, had such a raucously good time that it became legend - moments fully lived.
WE SHALL SLOW TIME.
Much of the negative energy that pervades our lives comes from despising the inevitable hardhsips of change.
Humanity's story has ony two perennially recurring themes: struggle and progress. We mustn't wish the end of the former, as the latter would be buried alongside it.
Only two things can change our lives: either something new comes into our lives, or something new comes from within. Let us not hope for mere chance to change our story; let us summon the courage to change it ourselves.
ON FREEDOM:
"I want freedom for the full expression of my personality" - Mahatma Gandhi
All things that make life worthwhile to great men and women - the pursuit of happiness, challenge, progress, creative expression, contribution, hard-won wisdom, and enlightenment - derive from our wanting to ascend higher to higher levels of being and giving.
We will always need to work toward self-mastery and social prowess so that we can authentically express who we are and joyously seek what we desire of life.
SOCIAL OPPRESSIONS:
Some of us can remember dramatic times when...we gave away pieces of our integrity in order to get along with others.
Yet the sense of security people get from conformity cannot be understated.
But what if we chase all that and believe in all that and then one day awake to find those things aren't what matters most?
How many have given up their dreams in order to follow a more secure and profitable and socially accepted path?
We can quickly lose ourselves in others and in our culture.
This is the ultimate misery: living a life that is not our own.
We can be individually free but not entirely apart from our culture and those we love.
The more we are true to ourselves, the more we can connect with and contribute to the world.
SELF-OPPRESSIONS:
It is an inside job, a burdening of our spirit by incessant doubt, worry, fear, and distraction.
It is our own inept thinking, our own bad habits that rip the vibrancy from life.