“The important Truth is that you are a spiritual being with the Allness of Infinite Mind within you. Whatever your needs may be, the answer is not to get God to give you more through some divine sleight-of-hand process, but rather to uncover and release your own “imprisoned splendor”. Certainly all things are possible, not because God makes an exception for you by reason of your plea, but because your faith is the key to the kingdom of the power within you to apply the laws that transcend human limitation.” ~Eric Butterworth, Spiritual Economics
The important Truth, as Eric Butterworth reminds us, is that we are spiritual beings with Infinite Mind within. That doesn’t mean life is easy or that we never need support. It means the deepest Source of strength isn’t outside us. And that’s where the practice comes in.
We live in a time when loneliness, depression, anger, and fear are everywhere. The self-help industry is thriving—not because growth is bad, but because discomfort makes us easy to convince that we’re missing something.
And I’m not saying we shouldn’t seek help. Support can be healing. Wise teachers and tools can guide us. But the best guidance always returns us to our own inner authority.
Because the real work is different: it’s learning to uncover and release our own “imprisoned splendor.”
Not through a divine sleight-of-hand.
Not by begging for exceptions.
But by aligning with what’s already true within us.
Not by begging for exceptions.
But by aligning with what’s already true within us.
And trust me—I am a pro at looking outside myself for fixes. It takes practice and commitment to sit quietly and listen to that still, small voice within… to journal honestly about what I’m feeling and why… and then to look up, as Marcia Mode-Stavros shared last Sunday.
So here’s a simple practice—a way to return to your power:
A Simple Return to Power
- Pause. Take one slow breath. Put a hand on your heart.
- Name the Truth. “Something deeper in me is steady, even now.”
- Choose one true next step. “What is one thing I can do today that honors my wholeness?”
Start where you are. Your power doesn’t require perfection—only practice.
And the more you return to that Truth, the more you remember:
You are not cut off.
You are not empty.
You are not lacking the Source.
You are not empty.
You are not lacking the Source.
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