I was on a road trip with my bestie last month. We were traveling along The Great Ocean Road – a spectacular part of our planet, along the steep cliff coastline and rugged stretch of Victoria, Australia.
And I had this sudden, strong and clear desire to “baptize myself” in the wild ocean. (To truly understand this you’ll need to drop any religious definitions this word may have for you.)
I wanted to wash away all energetic ties to the past and rise up to a new dawn, All of Me, as I was NOW. Whole and complete. Honouring everything that had been before by embracing it and transcending it, so I could be All of Me, all of the person I had become, here and now. Recognizing my Divinity. I wanted to open up like a clear channel and call all my power back to me from all times and places.
We woke up the next morning and looked out the window. It was cold and raining. We meditated and got dressed. The night before, I’d said I was going to do this “come rain, hail or shine” so off we went! I was exhilarated in anticipation! I didn’t care what the weather was – I knew it was going to be perfect for me. And it was. The beach was deserted. Rain was steadily coming down. Rugged cliffs behind us. 6km of deserted beach to my left and right and the endless horizon in front of me reaching out to the Antarctic. Not another soul anywhere I looked. Perfect.
I got out of the car. Took off all my gear, down to my swimmers and jumped on to the sand. And I ran!! I ran and I ran and I ran! The wind whipped the rain against my cheeks till it stung; the roar of the ocean thundering in my ears and the wide open space enveloping me in a surreal vision of eternalness. My bestie later said I “Tom Cruised it” I ran, full speed ahead, in the straightest line, right for the water. It was low tide, so I had to keep going far to get into waist high water. And I stood there as firmly as I could, gasping for air in the freezing cold, as the waves crashed against my legs.
I flung my arms up and out, head back and called out as loudly as my voice would go:
I call all my power to me, from all times and places.
I call all my power to me, from all times and places.
I call all my power to me. Here and Now.
The adrenaline was high. I was exhilarated and fully alive. I felt the surge of energy run through me like electricity. I was one with the elements. I was invigorated.
This is the way it works. We don’t need somebody else to anoint us, to bless us or to give us permission for anything. We are sovereign. We are powerful beyond comprehension. We simply must own it. We have to give it to ourselves. Whatever we need. We already are everything we want to be. We must acknowledge it and let our light shine bright. Moving forward into our life with this firmly implanted in our mind.
Are you feeling stuck? Moving in to a new home? Moving on from a relationship? Changing career directions? Feeling a little empty? Living too much in the past? Or perhaps you’re ready and want to dive in to a new era of your life, wholeheartedly?
Then now is a good time for you too, to call all of your power back to you.
With love,
Jenny X
Photo cred: Cory J Martin. Me running in to the ocean along The Great Ocean Road, Vic, Australia.