Take Back Your Power
Are you sometimes overwhelmed by strong personalities around you? Do you find yourself becoming passive, not feeling you have a voice, or feeling invisible? You are not alone, but there are ways to take back your power without causing excessive drama.
I have two family members who have bigger-than-life personalities. They are loud, confident, and controlling. They are also somewhat self-absorbed. I often think about the Toby Kieth song where he says he loves listening to his girlfriend, but sometimes it has to be about me. We all deserve equal time to have our voices heard. My family interrupts me and tries to finish my sentences, but they rarely finish them correctly, and that can be exhausting. I have the feeling that they don’t hear me, and they would prefer if they could move on to the next topic.
If you have someone like this in your life you can just be passive and let him steamroll you, or you can set some firm boundaries. I had been passive for most of my marriage when I decided I needed to take my power back. The first time I spoke up and set a boundary my husband looked at me with surprise and said, “Oh, okay.”
You have to believe you have value. Don’t listen to the voices that have told you otherwise. You might think you are different, and you don’t fit into what our society deems acceptable. So what?! All that means to me is you are probably…
