The Choke of Power

Metaphorical Narrative

It feels like a surge in the throat, like someone tightened a rope around your voice the very moment you tried to step forward. You wanted to claim space, to unleash your drive, but instead it caught in your chest. It wasn’t weakness—it was raw voltage with nowhere to go.

Imagine a power plant trying to push electricity straight into bare wires: sparks, overload, chaos. That’s what inner energy feels like when it isn’t harnessed. You choke not because you lack strength, but because the system has no circuit.

Core Insight

Choking on personal power is the body’s safety brake. The nervous system remembers old times when being bold was punished, so it clamps down at the throat. But the truth is: power isn’t the enemy. Misuse is.

When you ground it, circuit it, and direct it, the same force that once strangled your voice becomes the very current that lights up your life. Authority comes not from holding back, but from holding the switch.

Saturday Experiment

1. Ground: Stand tall, feet planted, and breathe into your belly. Notice the choke loosen as energy sinks into the body.
2. Circuit: Choose one outlet for today—writing, speaking, deciding. Channel the surge there instead of letting it float wild.
3. Throttle: Release in controlled doses. Say one strong sentence. Take one decisive action. Feel how measured output builds confidence.

Sunday Reflection

• When the surge rose this week, what story did the old mind attach to it?
• How did directing energy into one chosen outlet shift the sensation?
• If they imagined their personal power as a power plant, what city would they choose to light up first?