On select Fridays, I’ll be posting a few links that are currently rocking my world.
Currently, what’s stirring me is the concept of “permission.” Why do we feel we need to ask others for permission to do something that we really want to do? Why do we seek permission to be ourselves, to honor our intuition, or to stop being so damn hard on ourselves?
Creativity, Intuition and What Following Your Heart Really Means: “Your creativity and intuitive inner guidance are absolutely intertwined – never doubt it.”
Man, where has this post been all my life? 8 Permission Slips for Real Life from BuzzFeed
Because everyone needs a permission slip to buy socks instead of doing laundry sometimes!
Who writes your permission slip? You do, of course! http://psychiceveryday.com/2010/06/who-do-you-need-to-sign-your-permission-slip/
Justine Musk’s writing on the Heroine’s Journey touched me deeply.
“You are your own damn permission slip.
The culture does not teach girls to own it. From early on, a girl receives messages that her body, her sexuality, her dreams and ambitions, her opinions must be shaped to please other people. If her inner voice threatens to speak out too loudly, or passionately, or take up too much airtime; if it threatens to rock the boat in any way, she learns to switch it off.”—Justine Musk
Write your own permission slip (yes, really!). Learn how to here and here.
The Fire Starter Sessions is literally billed as “the permission slip you’ve been waiting for.” It also happened to be my gateway into the magical world and work of Danielle LaPorte. [AFFILIATE LINK]
My forever-mentor Theresa Reed sent this book to me last year and it quite literally changed me down to the very molecular level of my being.
Katelan Foisy never seems to need a permission slip to do amazing things. I have never wanted a tarot deck SO BADLY.
Alexander Franzen writes about the power of “I am.”
You know, for the next time you’re just not sure you have intuition or can’t get through an intense workout session or a crappy day. Rephrase, reframe.
If you can’t rephrase or reframe… strike a pose instead.
What’s floating your boat this week? What do you need permission to do today? Leave a Comment below and share!
Blessings,
~*~Hilary~*~
www.tarotbyhilary.com
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I *LOVED* Your Turn – I agree it’s a total life-changing book.
Beth: Isn’t it SO inspiring? It’s like “here’s your permission slip, but if you need a permission slip, you’re missing the point!” 🙂 Every page of that book was an “Aha!” moment for me.