| I get a weekly email update from my son's preschool | | | | being emotionally upset. |
| about what they've covered in class. This week along | | | | I used to give away my personal power often by |
| with a note about a play they're preparing, there was | | | | becoming upset, angry, and emotional at the slightest |
| this: | | | | provocation. It took me many years to learn how to |
| "We had a talk this week about personal power and | | | | keep my inner peace when I faced even the little |
| how we can keep our power or choose to give it | | | | things in life that can be challenges. I'm not perfect at it, |
| away. We discussed ways we give our power away | | | | but I keep getting better. How much easier it would |
| (by letting others upset us) and ways we can keep | | | | have been to practice this concept if someone had |
| our power (by sitting in peace)." | | | | taught it to me at 4 years old. What a head start I |
| Wow. Can you imagine learning that in school at 4 | | | | would have had! |
| years old? Or how about in eighth grade or even high | | | | I wish that schools everywhere would teach this |
| school? Could it have changed your life? | | | | concept at an early age. It's probably as important as |
| No one taught me that at an early age. My parents | | | | learning to spell 'cat' or memorizing the names of state |
| didn't and still don't have that kind of knowledge, and | | | | capitols. You can look up the name of a state capitol in |
| inner personal power and inner peace were never | | | | an instant, but it takes far longer to cultivate a true |
| discussed in school--all the way through law school. I | | | | sense of inner peace. |
| had to learn this lesson of keeping my personal power | | | | If you want to teach your children how to maintain their |
| by staying peaceful for myself as an adult. | | | | personal power and develop an inner sense of peace, |
| Personal power is not the strength of your opinions, | | | | the best way to start is by example. Work on |
| how well you can argue and fight, or how right you | | | | developing these traits for yourself and the knowledge |
| are. Personal power comes from being able to | | | | will easily flow from you to your children. If you need |
| maintain a peaceful mind and heart in all conditions, | | | | help in this area, please visit the Recommended |
| whether they appear to be good or bad. And | | | | Reading section on my website, or browse the |
| maintaining your inner peace does not mean you don't | | | | Self-Help section under Health, Mind & Body at |
| have convictions or can't use your personal power to | | | | Amazon. The resources are out there to help you give |
| produce change. It just means that you can hold those | | | | your children the gift of peacefulness. |
| convictions and use your power without the cloud of | | | | |