Owning Your Power @ElsaKurt #RomanceGems

Let's talk about power...

Wait, let me preface by admitting I'm a bit of a dork. As you're about to see, my taste in movies reflects this. Okay, here we go. There's a line in one of my all-time favorite movies, Labyrinth,  when Sarah (played by Jennifer Connelly) confronts the fearsome Goblin King (played by David Bowie.) and speaks with wonder at a truth she'd failed to realize until just then. That line?

You have no power over me.

That line, that phrase, you have no power over me has stuck with me my whole adult life and has empowered me time and again.

When I quit smoking... "You have no power over me."

When I ended a bad relationship... "You have no power over me."

And another...  "You have no power over me."

When I felt almost paralyzed by fear... "You have no power over me."

Self-doubt... "You have no power over me."

Anxiety and stress... "You have no power over me."

When I committed to writing - owning the title 'writer' and then 'author,'  I knew I wanted to build worlds and develop characters that embodied everything that phrase meant to me. Women who thought they were weak until they learned how strong they really were, like Livvy in Livvy Takes the Long Way ... 

A young mother, married to a controlling, domineering man, Livvy realizes this isn't the life she wants but is too afraid to leave. When fate puts someone from her past back in her life, she finds the strength to leap into the unknown. It isn't until she understands that she holds the power to control her destiny that she finally frees herself.

Then with Birdie Harrison in Still Here...

 They had a perfect life. But when a shocking tragedy occurs, everything she thought she knew is turned upside down. Birdie is a woman whose faith, sanity and patience are all tested to extraordinary extremes.

Each of my lead females handles their unique set of circumstances in different ways. Keira in Awkward Adventures in Dating does so with humor, the women in Lost and Found Girls with pragmatic perseverance, and, perhaps one of my favorites...

 Katharine Evans in The Writer's Romance...

She's a reclusive writer content in her own little world, writing books in her lakeside house, not caring if it's a cliche. All she wants is to be left alone. When a charismatic reality tv host comes to town, her quiet world explodes and now the private life of Katherine Evan is not only talk of the town, but tabloid news, too!

More to come...

Soon you'll get to know Mae from Mae's Cafe ( Releases June 4th!) She stars in the first book of my series, Welcome to Chance, a small town saga full of heart (and some drama). I can't wait for you to meet everyone!

Now, Where Was I?

Ah, yes. Power, or really empowerment. I like that much better. Having power usually leads to trouble, but being empowered always leads to empowering others. As a woman, a mother of daughters, as just a basic human being, I'd like to use my empowerment to move and motivate others through my little bitty platform. Thanks for hanging with me while I stand on my soapbox.

 

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