1.0The Queen of My Selfhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyselfDonna Heneshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/author/dhenesWhat is Power? - The Queen of My Selfrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="D0Tx1uSSBO"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/2014/06/what-is-power.html">What is Power?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/2014/06/what-is-power.html/embed#?secret=D0Tx1uSSBO" width="600" height="338" title="“What is Power?” — The Queen of My Self" data-secret="D0Tx1uSSBO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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With the question of power — its uses and abuses — on my mind, I reached out to the Facebook fans of The Queen of My Self to see what power means to other Queens of Themselves. Q. What does power mean to you? A. Power to me is knowing what you stand for and…