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Why does Empowerment Matter?
When you are empowered you can best direct your life.
One of the cornerstones of this fear-based society is disempowerment.
Those who are “in power”, whether you are talking about politicians, business leaders, religious leaders, spiritual gurus, teachers, and the like, have a responsibility to the people they lead, command, or otherwise represent. That responsibility is to be a guide, mentor, instructor, administrator, organizer, or what-have-you.
When they do that they have two options available to them. Empower the people…or disempower the people.
For the most part, spiritual gurus and teachers are empowerers. Unfortunately, politicians, business leaders, and religious leaders tend to be disempowerers.
What’s the difference? One who empowers lifts you up, gives you tools and resources to think, feel, and act for yourself and your own accord. Conversely, one who disempowers knocks you down, takes away tools and resources in order to direct your thoughts, feelings, and actions for themselves and their own accord.
Many, if not most, of the writers on Medium, and me, seek to empower people. I share the thoughts and ideas that I do not to take anything from you, but to give.
