Quote of the Day: Raymond Holliwell on Life & Wisdom

We often believe power is something you’re granted, by credentials, confidence, money, or someone else’s permission. But “Desire creates the power” insists on a more optimistic truth: the engine isn’t outside you; it’s built by what you want enough to keep wanting.

Desire here isn’t whim or craving, it’s sustained intention with a pulse. When you genuinely want something, your attention stops scattering. You begin to notice resources, mentors, patterns, and openings that were always there but never registered. You ask better questions. You practice longer. You tolerate awkward beginnings. Over time, what looked like “power” from the outside is often just the compound effect of desire that refused to go numb.

The practical test is simple: if you feel stuck, don’t only diagnose your circumstances, diagnose your wanting. Not “Do I like the idea of this?” but “Am I willing to let this desire reorganize my calendar, my spending, my conversations, and my standards?” Desire becomes power the moment it starts making decisions for you. That’s how courage is manufactured, through small acts of allegiance to what matters, and how success becomes less a mood and more a method.

Raymond Holliwell became a steady voice in the New Thought and personal growth tradition by translating spiritual principles into workable mental discipline, teaching that inner life isn’t decoration, but causation.

Today, pick one desire you’ve been treating casually and give it a concrete vote: write the next step on paper, set a 25-minute timer, and do it before you check the next distraction. Let your wanting earn its strength, and may your day be powered by what you choose to want on purpose.