Permission

The word permission keeps coming up for me. I have had numerous people use the word in conversation and I keep reading it in various publications that I follow. You know those moments in life when it feels as though there are messages coming through many sources? Permission seems to be the theme of this moment in time.
 
When you read that word, what bubbles up for you? To me, it ignites a sense of possibility from within. It also invites in the experience of softness, of yielding, of inaction.
 
It feels like an invitation to be exactly where I am in any given moment, and, to offer others to do and be the same.
 
A sense of permission to me is the blessing to be exactly who I am, to live in truth without trying to contort myself to be any different than my authentic and aligned self…in all its flavors and textures of being human.
 
A sense of permission invites in possibility. To me, it is the exact opposite of the hustle mentality and muscle-through-life… rather, it is this deep sense of connection and interconnection.
 
So, this week’s offering is simple. It is just that. Permission to be, however you are in whatever state of being you may be in in the moment. It is the allowance and spaciousness for truth, for alignment, for authenticity, and for vulnerability.
 
It is permission for deep presence.
 
Then once we cultivate that experience of grace and yielding for ourselves then may we turn it towards each other.

This is a surreal time to be alive for lack of a better term. I find myself going through the entire gamut of emotions on many days…. shock, fury, frustration, fear, sadness, hope, joy, overflowing love, trust….

It feels critical in these days to create relationships and community where we do have permission to BE, however we need to be. That has always been at the forefront of my passion around building community, and the flame remains burning.
 
In this moment, I'm giving myself permission to be vulnerable with you all.

In the last many weeks, I've had more unsubscribes to this sacred newsletter than I have in all my years of writing it. As I pour my heart and soul into everything I offer, write, share, and create it is always a practice for me in staying upright in my truth and in who I am and remembering the why around my work and why I choose to show up in your inbox this week-after-week.
 
These days are uncertain and complex. To me this is not about politics, but it is about morals and values. It’s about humans and families and basic rights. It’s about the power of choice and equality.
 
I must honor my truth and who I am and how I hold space for others. I must be my authentic self just as I support others to be theirs.
 
With that said, if you are celebrating what’s happening or moving forward as though nothing is unfolding, my work may not be where we meet right now. Staying awake and deeply moved by these times doesn’t mean we dwell and live in the heaviness… but turning away from this assault on humanity is not a path I can walk.
 
I will continue to write, to create, to hold space for, to move with, and to share my heart with those who are needing the safety and container for their own process of this wild human life…. Both in person and virtually.
 
I do trust this entire unfolding and exfoliation process that we, as humans, are living through. I do believe that we need to stay connected through it all.

We are all meant to be alive in these exceptional times. And, we all have a role to play in the bigger picture of what is to be.
 
I am ALWAYS out here for connection and support. It is my deepest honor and my life’s purpose to support women in their unraveling, their becoming, and in their rising.

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Take good care of yourselves and be kind to each other.