I have heard a couple AMAZING women doubt themselves recently. Amazing, awe inspiring, rule breaking women should never ask permission to be themselves. No one should have to ask permission to be themselves- as long as it doesn’t harm others.
Let me say it again:
NO ONE should have to ask permission to be themselves- as long as it doesn’t harm others.
You don’t need permission to be yourself, you make your own rules.
There is this one woman who has inspired me since I met her 7 years ago. Even though she’s younger than me I have always looked up to her and thought she was the definition of a successful woman. The more I have been able to learn about her, I know for sure she is a successful and hardworking woman, but she has faced hard times too.
And although she has learned to embrace who she is, she still has doubts placed in her mind by others. She posted a video recently and said “I know I might be a lot for people.”
I’ve been called ‘a lot’ and I have had people around me be called ‘a lot’ but I’ve never been able to see the issue with that.
The world is a pretty dark place. We are constantly judged for what we do. Who cares if we sing loud and off key when we are happy? Who cares if we honestly dance like no one is watching even when they are? Who cares that you have an excitement for life that others have failed to dim?
So, in reply to this girl apologizing for being ‘too much’ I let her know that I disagree.
“Your excitement for life is contagious and the world needs more sparkle.”
And it does! The world is dark, even darker now than ever before. The world is full of comparison and people will judge you no matter what you do. You might as well be judged for living life how you want.
You don’t need permission to be yourself, you make your own rules.
Another woman I look up to recently said something about “Am I old for doing this?”
If you ask people online, the answer is probably “yes” but again, it doesn’t really matter.
Are you enjoying yourself? Are you happy? Are you doing it without hurting others? If the answer is yes, then it doesn’t matter.
We base so much of our worth on what others will say, on how many likes we get on social media, and how we will be perceived for simply being ourselves. It's time this stops.
You don’t need permission to be yourself, you make your own rules.
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