You SABOTAGE Your POWER to Keep Others COMFORTABLE

Have you ever found yourself downplaying your power just to make someone else feel comfortable?

Maybe it was with family. Maybe in a relationship. Maybe at work. Maybe even standing in line buying groceries.

We've all done it - that moment when you hold back your truth, dim your light, or make yourself smaller so others won't feel threatened or inadequate.

It's one of the ego's sneakiest moves... and it's costing you everything.

Here's what happens: You start awakening to your true potential. You begin to access deeper levels of your power, your clarity, your truth. You feel this incredible energy moving through you.

But then something strange occurs. You notice that when you fully express this power, people around you get uncomfortable. Maybe they feel threatened. Maybe they feel inadequate. Maybe they just don't get it.

And that's when your ego, disguised as empathy, steps in with the perfect solution: "Let's dim our light to keep everyone comfortable."

"Don't speak your full truth, it might trigger someone."

"Don't charge what you're worth, it might alienate people."

"Don't stand fully in your power, it might make others feel small."

And with these thoughts comes a whole new pattern of self-sabotage... only now the sabotage is reframed as compassion.

I call this the "dimming trap" and it's probably the most insidious form of self-betrayal because it feels so noble.

I see this all the time with people on the awakening path. They've accessed incredible power and wisdom, but they're constantly dialing themselves down to avoid making waves.

The ego, clever as it is, found the perfect hiding spot: consideration for others.

It comes up with virtuous-sounding excuses for playing small:

"I don't want to come across as egotistical."

"I need to meet people where they are."

"It's humble to not fully express my power."

"I don't want to make others feel bad about themselves."

This pattern is everywhere once you start looking for it. People using empathy to justify self-betrayal.

The ego isn't gone, it just got more sophisticated. It created a virtuous excuse for sabotaging your power.

When you finally see this happening in yourself, something incredible happens. Without adding any new techniques or strategies, your impact and income naturally expand. Not because you're trying harder, but because you've stopped filtering your power through the lens of other people's comfort.

Here's what nobody wants to admit: Your light isn't meant to make everyone comfortable. It's meant to illuminate.

The truth is, there's nothing virtuous about dimming your light. And there's nothing wrong with standing fully in your power.

Your inner authority knows this. It knows that your power isn't something to be managed or contained. It's something to be fully expressed.

So how do you know if you're caught in this trap?

Look for these signs:

1.⁠ ⁠You filter your truth to avoid making others uncomfortable

2.⁠ ⁠You undercharge for your work to be more "accessible"

3.⁠ ⁠You downplay your achievements to avoid triggering others' insecurities

4.⁠ ⁠You hold back your full expression in certain environments

5.⁠ ⁠You feel guilty when you outshine others

The breakthrough comes when you realize: Being empathic isn't about dimming your light. It's about shining so brightly that you give others permission to do the same.

The matrix loves people who dim their light. It keeps them powerless while they think they're being virtuous.

As long as you're trying to be "considerate" by playing small, you're betraying your soul's purpose.

So what can you do instead?

Try this:

1.⁠ ⁠Notice how your ego has disguised self-sabotage as virtue

2.⁠ ⁠See how this identity keeps you from your full expression

3.⁠ ⁠Realize that both your power and others' reactions to it are just experiences, neither to be managed

When you drop your stories about needing to keep others comfortable, your natural power flows unobstructed... not because you're trying to be powerful, but because you've removed what was blocking what was always there.

The ego's disguise falls away, and what's left is the raw, unfiltered power that was always available to you.

This is why I say dropping the ego creates more impact than virtue-signaling ever will. It's not about adding more practices. It's about dropping the identity that separates itself from power.

The question isn't "How can I be powerful without making others uncomfortable?"

The question is "What beliefs about power am I ready to drop so I can be what I already am?"

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