Non-Circumstantial Power: How to Stay Unshakable No Matter What’s Happening Around You
What if the power you seek isn’t in changing your circumstances, but in becoming unshakable within them?
An immense wave of joy and gratitude fills me as I sit here.
Somewhere to my right, a stranger begins playing the piano, no announcement, no stage just a passerby with the audacity and skill to let their fingers pour music into the air. The restaurant I’m in is tucked inside a shopping mall, and the piano is simply… there, waiting for anyone who knows how to coax beauty from its keys.
The melody drifts outward, curling around tables, weaving between conversations, and then spilling into the open expanse of the mall. The sound wraps around my feet like a gentle river current, making my toes dance. I feel as if I’ve been swept into a scene from a film, half in the real world, half in a dream, like a queen with her own private pianist, composing words that are carried on the music’s wings.
There are facets of life so exquisite they cannot be choreographed, and this is one of them.
Moments that say: Feel me. Hear me. Let me in. Are you here?
Life is always here, present and steady, yet so often we drift into the stale echo of repetitive thoughts, the stories of what didn’t happen, what should have happened, what might happen if only… We keep aiming for some far-off arrival point, thinking: When I get there, then I will feel this way. All the while, this moment stands waiting, quietly radiant.
If you’re honest with yourself, you might notice: this moment now is better than it was months ago, maybe even years ago. It’s not perfect, nothing is, but what is “perfect” if not another illusion we keep rehearsing in our minds, polishing it until it blinds us to what’s real?
And here’s a truth I’ve learned: the past was never exactly how we remember it. Our recollections are shaped by our capacity at the time to understand, to regulate, to hold ourselves. If you dare to revisit the past without flinching, you may find tiny pockets of beauty inside it. Right before regret rises, take a deeper breath, not to linger there, but to learn. Even in the most difficult seasons, there was beauty; if you cannot see it yet, breathe again and look closer.
Now, turn that same consciousness toward the present moment. This one, right here. There is beauty here too. The power is to amplify it, knowing it will never repeat itself quite the same way. How can you celebrate this moment regardless of your circumstances?
That’s what I call non-circumstantial power, the unshakable clarity of intention that keeps you steady even when chaos swirls around you. When your why is louder than the noise, you stop being pulled in a hundred directions. Your focus becomes a piercing light, guiding you forward. You enter a self-generating vortex of creation, where your energy doesn’t scatter but overflows into what truly matters.
Without that clarity, your attention spills like water with no container, splashing everywhere, soaking everything, yet filling nothing. It’s exhausting, and it leaves you wondering why you feel so drained despite how much you’ve been moving.
Yes, it’s normal to feel tired. We are human; our bodies have limits. And yes, stress visits us all. But the difference is this: when your aim is clear, your exhaustion is the kind that fuels you. You’re tired because you’ve been building something that matters, something that adds value to the lives of others. That kind of tired doesn’t deplete you. It fills you with quiet pride. It inspires you to keep going.
Because you’re not just working. You’re creating. And creation, true creation, feeds the very soul that pours itself into it.
If you’re ready to rise above your circumstances and move with clarity, focus, and soul-fueled purpose, let’s work together. Book your private 1:1 call with me today and step into the version of yourself who creates, leads, and thrives no matter what life brings.
Joanne Genoza
Joanne Genoza
