I thought I was aware and committed to developing authentic power. While visiting with a dear S.P., I realized that I was really missing the mark. My spiritual journey was still in my head, intellectual vs experiential. I thought I was conscious and aware but I realized I was still making daily life choices based on habit and familiarity. My S.P. reminded me of the importance of commitment. I thought I was committed, I read the books, I’m going to the Journeys, I meditate, etc. When she lovingly asked me about an update on a particular challenging area of my life and I told her it was about the same, I realized that I was still making fear based decisions over the past 8 months. The same realization came with other gentle questions by my Spiritual Partner. I sat down this morning and meditated on commitment and felt the pain of the ego self not wanting to give up control of my life. It was a physical sensation of pain coupled with resistance. Spiritual Partnership is very important if we truly desire to align our personality with our soul.