Welcome to Day 26 of the I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION series on self-love. Today, I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO FORGIVE. Forgiveness. This word conjures so many emotions. Anyone who has suffered at the hands of others knows the pain and conflict of forgiveness. How can we be expected to release our perpetrator from culpability, from responsibility? Forgiveness can feel like an acceptance of their actions. Isn't offering forgiveness also offering them the opportunity to do it again?

Welcome to Day 25 of the I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION series on self-love. Today, I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO FEED MY SOUL. Have you ever noticed that no one ever says, "you know what would be good for you? Watch more TV". Or, "you should spend more time on the couch" or "maybe you should eat some junk food." I won't bother to point out why these things aren't great recommendations, so why are these are often our chosen default behaviours when we're dealing with feelings of negat

Welcome to Day 24 of the I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION series on self-love. Today, I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO BE ME. "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." Ralph Waldo Emerson What better expression of self-love could there be than to have the courage to accept yourself exactly as you are - exactly as you WANT to be. Imagine if we all had the self-confidence to express ourselves with pure authenticity, with

Welcome to Day 23 of the I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION series on self-love Today, I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO NOT HAVE IT ALL FIGURED OUT. What do you want to be when you grow up? What classes will you take to get into the right school? What is the right school? What job will I go after to assure me security and advancement? How and when do I start saving for my retirement? From the time that we are small children we are encouraged to have an idea of what our future will look like

Welcome to Day 22 of the I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION series on self-love. Today, I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO LIVE WITH PURPOSE. Today is a very powerful day. 22/2/22 or 2/22/22 - depending on where you are reading this. Quintuple 2s has a powerful significance in numerology. In your professional life, it's a reminder to live in balance - blending work with family and relaxation in a healthy, meaningful way. In your personal life, it sheds light on the importance of living with p

Welcome to Day 21 of the I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION series on self-love. Today, I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO ASK. I give myself permission to ask for what I need, for what I want and for what I know I deserve. "YOU GET IN LIFE WHAT YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO ASK FOR" - Oprah Winfrey "EVERYTHING YOU WANT IS OUT THERE WAITING FOR YOU TO ASK" - Jack Canfield "ASK AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN TO YOU" So, if it's just that easy, why don't we all have what we want? The simple answer is, we don'

Welcome to Day 20 of the I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION series on self-love. Today, I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO QUESTION EVERYTHING. "The one thing I know is that I know nothing" - Socrates "Don't just teach your children to read. Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything" - George Carlin We are living in confusing, often unprecedented, times. The lines between our perception of 'left' and 'right', even our perception of 'right' and 'wrong' are someti

Welcome to Day 19 of the I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION series on self-love. Today, I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO NOT BE OKAY. Today is the day that you give yourself permission to take off your (figurative) mask. The mask you wear to show the world that you have your shit together. The mask you wear to hide the tears, the fear, the pain, the sorrow, the worry and the discontent. Today, you get to shed the pretence and the disingenuous face of being okay - and, instead, lean into you

Welcome to Day 18 of the I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION on self-love. Today, I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO LIVE IN KINDNESS. So, apparently yesterday was International 'Random Acts of Kindness' Day. That sounds like a nice thing, doesn't it? I just have a couple of issues with that title. Firstly - Random. Random suggests that, if I am moved in the moment, than I will show someone kindness. Without planning or forethought, if I see an opportunity then I will act accordingly. It make

Welcome to Day 17 of the I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION series on self-love. Today, I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO BE ACCOUNTABLE. Or, as I like to put it, own my shit. There's a reason that we like to find someone else to blame - because there's only one other choice. As humans, we instinctively want to protect ourselves, so we look for ways to deflect blame in most situations. But what happens when we make a conscious decision to make ourselves accountable? Answer: We regain our po