The other day I was doing 'psychic reiki' or a 'reiki reading', I'm never sure what to call it, and what came out of it was pretty interesting, so doing a blog was a perfect way to clear up a few myths and fairy tales.
As I was talking to this lady, offering her healing, insight and advice, she turned to me saying 'You are a powerful person, you know'.
I told of her none of us is powerful, we are all on the same level. There are no gurus, no 'more than' or 'less than', no more advanced or less advanced.  Get the feeling there is a lecture coming?
I'll repeat that, just so there are no misunderstandings. We are all on the same level, how we choose to live on that level or where we want to be on that level is what defines us. When I say it defines us, it defines us as a person, not as a comparison to anyone else. We all move at the speed and rate we need to, or are comfortable with...although sometimes the universe has a way of giving us a nudge every now and then if we get stuck!  And how we love that....Not!
If, as we choose what we want in life, this gives us a knowledge others feel they don't have, we can all be safe in assuming they have some knowledge we don't.  We aren't meant to be superior or inferior, we are here to help each other, to complement each other's gifts and talents, to complete the jigsaw puzzle that is our earthly existence.
Each of us has an inner knowing; some of us can tap into it easily and readily, while others only recognise it when it kicks us up the bum or bitch slaps us. Whichever way you use your inner knowing, be it voluntary, involuntary or dragging you kicking and screaming, it doesn't make you more or less than anyone else. It just makes you YOU!
Don't give your power away to those who believe they are gurus or experts - appearances don't always ring true and sometimes their actions and words can disempower you...if you let them.
If you need an authority on your life, pick you! If you want to know the answers for you, then believe you will find them and you will! By all means ask others for insight, advice and inspiration, but don't believe they know more about you than you do, don't believe they have all the answers or that you are not on the same level as them.
As I said to this lady at the end of her sesssion.  None of us is perfect, we are all 'stuffed up' to some degree, no matter how much we have experienced or 'know'.  Some people are just better at hiding it than others.
When I do a reading for someone who asks a question like 'Should I leave my job...my husband....my town...' I tell them I don't do those kind of readings, but what comes through will generally help you realise you knew the answer all along!
Be Strong, Be Powerful. Be YOU!
with love, integrity and inspiration
Cherie

They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, so if someone copies your idea don't be angry or resentful.  Even if you thought this idea would improve your finances and you are worried they might stop you from doing well, don't.  They are not the same person as you and will not lend the same personal touch or energy as you. 
The universe is infinite and there is plenty enough for everyone.  Others may do the same as you, but people will be attracted to the energy that suits them best.  Everyone will approach an idea/thought/service differently and you need to have faith that the people who are meant to come to you will. Don't be upset about the people that go to them, they may not have been attracted to your way of providing that service anyway.
If you harbour resentment or anger and live in a state of lack then that will be just what you can expect to happen.  You won't be able to blame anyone else either, it won't be anyone else's fault but your own.  How sure are you the universe doesn't tell a range of different people at the same time to follow the same path providing a service or creating something new?  Doesn't it make sense the more people providing it ,the easier it will be to reach a broader group and spread the message?
Once upon a time I created a service and I was disappointed when someone created one that was startlingly similar.  Originally I was upset and resentful until I realised the way that person approached this service was entirely different from me and the type of people they attracted was nothing like the ones I would. 
I pondered on the idea that there are probably many of us compelled by the universe to do the same thing at the same time.  After al,l I would have to be superhuman to provide this service to everyone and isn't it great that everyone can be a part of helpign others? We are here for the collective good and should stop thinking of life as limited and that we lose out if someone else does well.  When they do well, they don't take from your pot of gold, we each have our own.
When you think of it this way, you suddenly have the freedom to do what you want, be all you can and have more energy to do so.  Time spent on worrying about lack is just that 'time spent' and you can never get it back, no matter how hard you try...so wouldn't you be better off