Power Quilt Block — Women’s Health & Wellness Quilt
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”― Alice Walker
How can tapping in your power sources as a woman strengthen your life? Let’s talk about it!
“Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you.” ― Wayne Dyer
What is your anchor that you draw sustaining power from? That is what today’s Power Quilt Block, Worksheets & Blog Post are all about.
“Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.”– Norman Vincent Peale
Did you ever want to be a super hero as a child? There are natural “super powers” that we can harness to empower and strengthen us.
There is a difference between a woman’s source of power and women’s empowerment. There are sources of power that we can tap into to strengthen us when we are feeling depleted. They can include fueling our mind, body, spirit, time & relationships. Women’s empowerment is deeper. Women’s empowerment comes from a solid foundation that is built over time. You will notice a cross over between a power source when feeling depleted and women’s empowerment.
Woman’s Empowerment comes from qualities that we develop over a period of time. Qualities that we carefully intentionally cultivate and enrich through out time. There are many power sources for our homes & community that might include electricity generated from coal, wind, nuclear, dams, gas or oil. There are many different sources of empowerment that we can tap into. What is a natural source of empowerment for you? What are sources of empowerment that you would like to work on?
Let’s look closely at characteristics of Women’s Empowerment. What qualities would you add? Remember Women’s Empowerment is building on a sure solid foundation for the future. This foundation is solid to lean on like having an education or job experience when you are let go from employment. It’s the solid thing you can rely on when things get rocky or tricky in life. Women’s Empowerment comes from years of working and developing different skills.
By understanding our power sources, we can easily tap into them when we need to. Instead of struggling, we can immediately draw from the power or strength sources that sing to our soul sustaining us during difficult times.
You can see how I selected a simple Power Quilt Block from a traditional friendship star. I selected this quilt block to represent power as it looks similar to power wind mill.
The Power Quilt Block is the 16th week on our Live Well Live Strong Quilt Sew Along! Remember you can join in on the sew along anytime or make the Live Well Live Strong Quilt at your own pace.
A traditional toolkit might include a hammer, screw driver, saw, wrench and more. But… a women’s health toolkit would include tasks taking care of your spirit, mind, body, relationships & community.
What other things can you tap into to recharge your battery and give you a reserve of energy in a time of need. Routinely replenish your batteries. What recharges your battery?
There are many different sources to power our souls. Included in the FREE worksheets to download is a Power Worksheet for a thought and writing exercise. Go through the attached Power Worksheet. Circle items that are a source of power/strength to you. Underline items that help you feel empowered. There can be a crossover between items that give you a source of power/strength but also empower you.
An example of something that empowers you would be education. Your education will empower you and be a source of security that you can draw from for employment or draw from as you interact with life. The act of learning though might be something that strengthens you as a source of power. It feels good to learn and grow right?
The intention of you working through these worksheets is to help you identify sources that you can tap into when you are feeling down to strengthen you. The items you underline are things to work on to build additional empowerment in your life. Not to go commando on anything but to live life with confidence and peace.
After completing the first Power Worksheets identifying your strength/power sources along with things that can empower you, you will use the second worksheet to summarize what those items are. Identifying strength sources is extremely empowering. When something in life stings you, you have multiple healthy sources that can strengthen you as you sort things out. This will hopefully lead you into developing healthy coping strategies. Also examine or jot down, coping strategies that you might want to avoid. Those might include lashing out in anger towards another, blaming others, using substance abuse to numb your pain.
Download your Power Worksheets below and work through exercises as you focus on making your Power Quilt Block this week!
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We may need to do things like releasing excess baggage or guilt in our life so we are not held down. Keeping excess baggage can interfere with our ability to tap into our power sources. Think about things that may be a hindrance to feeling strength or power from a source. Personal self reflection is important in the process of learning to tap into power sources or feeling empowerment. Reexamine and challenge your thought processes that may feel safe but interfere with the best interests of yourself or loved ones.
Power Challenges could include:
- Release excess baggage in your life.
- Identify your Power Sources by completing the Power Worksheet .
- Identify items that you can work on to feel increased empowerment in the future .
- Abandon negative coping strategies that hinder you ability to feel strength.
- Tap into healthy power sources to strengthen you when you feel depleted.
Customize your own personal challenge. Let’s not overwhelm ourselves. Take tiny steps towards a good thing. Reward yourself with a quiet moment closing your eyes; feel good about yourself including your body & mind. Remember slow and steady wins the race and is sustainable.
Do you need to flip a switch and turn on the lights? Flip a switch in your life that pulls you into the light with healthy coping strategies turning towards a safe place during a time of trial.
Remember to always keep going. Keep moving forward. Have confidence that with time & healthy spaces you can heal and feel the strength & power that is natural to your spirit. Develop hope that when you fill your mind and spirit with positive things you will have the strength to get through it in the best possible form.
Share a photo of your completed Power Quilt Block in the Everyone Can Quilt Facebook Group or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stitchesquilting/ and use the hashtag #livewelllivestrongquilt. If you feel comfortable share a photo that represents a positive step in an Genuine Challenge. Let’s inspire each other!
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| The Live Well Live Strong Quilt includes 26 quilt blocks focused on Women’s Health in Wellness. The ideal form is to focus & build on each one of these topics is one at a time. Slow and steady growth is sustainable. Join the sew along at any time making each block and focusing on your own growth. |
Yes You Can do it! Yes you can when you know what you need to strengthen yourself. Tap into power that can slowly and surely strengthen you with a solid foundation to lean upon. There is a difference between Women’s Empowerment and things you can do to feel power and strength. Empowerment is the sure solid foundation you build on and tapping into power is like opening your umbrella on a rainy day.
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Watch the Power Spinning Star Quilt Block video above!
Many happy wishes for a week filled with Power & Strength!
Live Well Live Strong! XOXO! Deanna
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