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Every interaction is a chance to create Authentic Power. In this Soul Snack, Gary Zukav explains the Conscious Communications and Actions guidelines, the last section of the Authentic Power Guidelines. Their aim is easy to state and hard to live: make all of your communications and actions conscious and loving. Gary calls this the goal of creating Authentic Power, because when you can do it, you are in a position to give the gifts you were born to give. Getting there means moving beyond the control of the frightened parts of your personality. These include impatience, anger, jealousy, resentment, feelings of entitlement, the need to please, and any compulsions or addictions, past or present.
Gary points out a common gap. If you believe you create Authentic Power only when you notice that a frightened part of your personality is active, you have to wait for that moment before you can begin. Meanwhile, ordinary life keeps happening. You plan an event, set up a play date for your child, run a project at the office, work with classmates, or play a sport. Each of these is also an opportunity to create Authentic Power.
The Conscious Communications and Actions guidelines fill that gap by reminding you that every interaction counts. Because they depend on all the other guidelines, they are the final test of whether you are creating Authentic Power.
What You’ll Discover in This Episode
(00:02) — Why conscious and loving communication is the goal of Authentic Power, and how it lets you give the gifts you were born to give.
(01:12) — Frightened parts to challenge, from impatience and resentment to the need to please and addictions, and how the Authentic Power Guidelines guide you step by step.
(02:19) — Everyday moments as opportunities, from play dates to office projects and sports, and why waiting to notice a frightened part delays Authentic Power.
(03:41) — Conscious communications and actions as the final test of Authentic Power, and why they can’t work without the other guidelines.
Embrace the Soul Step Challenge
Think of an ordinary interaction from the past day: a meeting at work, a quick plan with a friend, a text to a family member, a game you played. Pause and look at how you showed up. Ask yourself: was this communication conscious and loving? Was a frightened part of my personality, like impatience or the need to please, steering what I said or did? Did I treat this moment as a chance to create Authentic Power, or did I save that for when things felt difficult? Before your next conversation, however small, ask: how can I make this conscious and loving?