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Friday Flow 10/16/20
Fu*k The Rules
You must give yourself permission to say fuck the rules. These are the words I tell myself every day I wake up when the doubts kick in.
As my coaching business comes to life, I think back to all the times where I tried to fit in. It’s as if I was a walking, living, breathing statistic lost in a world of numbers somewhere.
No one told us to go against the rules of life. We were taught to abandon and deny ourselves from a generation of lost souls. We let fears kick in. We hid behind masks. In the process, things broke. We broke. And as parts of us got left behind, we continued to take on new identities to conform and meet others' expectations and needs.
No one ever told us to simply feel it all. To do so would be a form of self-expression and authenticity. Which meant we would threaten the tribe, so we decided to fit in rather than express our true selves.
In our attempt to feel accepted, we ignored our feelings. We closed off our hearts. We lost trust in ourselves and the outside world. We prevented ourselves from connecting with the lost child we left behind.
As I watch my daughter grow, she is the healing power that gives me the strength to follow my innate calling. She allows my vulnerability to have a voice. She gives me the freedom to honor my choices.
