It’s Okay
It’s Okay To
… do nothing
… pamper yourself
… be a beginner
… respect yourself
… own your time
… not help
… say no
… say yes
… be messy
… make mistakes
… fail
… have fun
… define your own success
… procrastinate
… let go
… be upset
… browse online aimlessly
… ditch your to-do list
… feel drained
… not want to talk about it
… have quiet “me” time
… breathe
… dream big
… give up
… take a nap
… be imperfect
… be you!
Give yourself permission to live freely. Release the guilt. You are real. It’s okay to remember that.
Exhale.
It’s okay to be you!
image by Everything Lovely
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This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 7:34 am and is filed under Authenticity, Balance & Simplicity. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.





THANK YOU!!
Twitter: carolynr
says:
I should have included… It’s okay to focus only on ordinary sparkling moments :)
Hi Carolyn, this post made me smile big. It sounds like everyone should already know it but our high-demand world and high-expectation selves assume otherwise. Thank you.
Twitter: carolynr
says:
Yay! I smiled while writing it. It was so liberating!
I loved it. Simple but effective!!
Saw your post on Twitter, in case you wondered how effective that is. : )
Twitter: carolynr
says:
Simple is what I love – thank you for visiting from Twitter!! I hope you’ll come back in the future :).
Thank you for the pick me up. :~)
Merry Christmas
Twitter: carolynr
says:
I’m so happy you enjoyed this little (and simple) pick me up! It’s gloomy in Boston today so I needed a pick me up too :).
I really love this post and resonate with it. When I’m working I think I should be relaxing. When I’m relaxing I think I should be working. A hard prospect over the holidays! I like the encouragement to give yourself permission to just be and do whatever it is you want to do or need to do in that moment.
Twitter: prolificliving
says:
Beautiful!!!!!!!!!! So so so beautiful, thank you! I so enjoyed this……….
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