I use my bloody-minded determination to will myself to power. The notion of 'whatever happens, I always have myself'... not a good philosophy to live by (else you become selfish and closed off), but it helps me to will myself to power when it is needed. When the chips are down, I'm having a hard time... I often find myself saying 'well, at least you have yourself....as long as you are alive, nobody can take that from you...'. It allows me to take responsibility for my life as far as I can, and it allows me to take some passion and pride in the fact that it is MY life... nobody else knows it like I do. Because it belongs to me... whatever good or bad... I'm damn well still here, owning my life and my self...

That wills me to power. The basic knowledge that I am me and nobody else can be that. And that nobody knows me like I do... the only person I have to prove anything to is myself... but I think it's important to keep proving things to yourself. Otherwise, you stop trying, stop pushing your limits, stop seeing what you can do and can survive, and can achieve, can appreciate, learn, own, become etc....

It's very basic but fundamentally important to me.

I like the post!

So Linasmom... what wills you to power?

PS. Congratulations on become a mod!