Sometimes the best gift a friend can give us is permission
Permission to pause
To breathe
To unplug without apology or guilt
Permission to reconnect with ourSelf
This is what I want to give to you this holiday season
From one friend to another
Permission to play
To laugh
To love
To do absolutely nothing
When your heart and soul are crying out for exactly that…
…and nothing more.
Permission to let go of what no longer serves you
And to feel joy and pride in what does
To allow whatever comes to come
And whatever goes to go
Permission to not feel 100% all the time
To not like everything about your life
To not like everything about the world
And to be ok with that
Permission to FEEL
Happy
Sad
Motivated
Overwhelmed
Tired
Irritable
Grateful
Resentful
Afraid
Fearless
Powerful
Weak
Strong
Confused
Lost
Alone
Connected
Joyful
Angry
Unstoppable
In love…
To feel all of it
Because all of it is ok
All of it is part of the colorful patchwork of what makes us US...
...of what connects us to each other
In our humanness
Our REALNESS
Consider this your permission
To celebrate your victories and successes
As well as your “flaws” and your “shortcomings”...
…which always bear the greatest gifts in the end
If we simply wait
And trust
Consider this your permission to be proud
To shout from the rooftops about every challenge you’ve overcome
And about the strength you’ve discovered within yourself in the process
Permission to celebrate everything you love about your life
And everything you love about yourSELF
Permission to simply BE
You
Because you are a glorious celebration of life and love and limitless potential
Humanness and spirit and joy all wrapped in one
And you are the most powerful gift the world has ever seen
Because you are YOU
And there is no greater gift than that.
Thank you for always allowing me to share my realness with you
And for sharing your beautiful realness with me
Xx Jen