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You are allowed to unfollow the people who make you feel bad,
the ones who curate their lives like interior design magazines,
whose day never seems to be filled with the
dirty dishes of your reality.
You are allowed to unfollow the old school friend
who’s busy repopulating the world
while you wonder if you’ll ever find love again and
listen to the sound of your ovaries going mouldy.
You are allowed to ignore the quick-fix merchants who
offer ten reasons why your life doesn’t work
and then tell you how to fix it
if you buy their program today! Click here!
You are allowed to unsubscribe from the emails that
clutter your inbox. To ignore the teleseminars
and free trainings and video secrets and offerings
that never seem to teach you anything new.
You are allowed to boycott the blogs that trigger
the shit out of you. You know the ones.
Instead, you are allowed to sink back into your
own wise counsel. To make the space for your own
desires and dreams to dance and delight,
no longer distracted by the comparisons and competitions.
You are allowed to be still.
To be quiet.
To just be.
* wrote this for me… thought you might appreciate it too.
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longtime reader, first time commenter here…just had to say, this was EXACTLY what i needed to hear today! thank you for sharing it. xo
It’s perfect! Thank you! :)
Love this – thank you!
Amen
Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank you for this reminder.
Amy <3
Thank you! perfect! (just thinking about that precisely! synchronicity?)
and beautiful picture!
:)
how funny, I was just looking at most of the above this morning wondering why I keep doing it and also that one that really triggers!! thanks so much
Thank you Susannah, for being you and being here for us.
love this…needed this – grazie mille! :)
Oh thank you so much for the reminder. I recently feel like I’m drowning in the stuff.
Absolutely! Thank you for the reminder Susannah x
You can’t see me, but I’m standing on my chair…and I’ve got my arms raised in the air and I’m waving them about as if I had maracas or pom poms and I’m saying out loud “sing it sister” — OH YEAH!!!!!!
this spoke to me today, too.
think i’ll be printing this one out and double-sided taping it to my office wall. this is priceless.
Thanks Susannah!
So true. Unplugged lately and picked up my oils, brushes, and closed the door to my studio. Feels much better. :)
love this!
ha ha!
x
Thank you! Perfect synchronicity! I needed that today!
Thank you for sharing – I def needed this – the past few weeks have just felt like “blech” hah. <3
Thank you for sharing this with us today. I needed to read these words today of all days.
Thank you. Sometimes I feel like I am the only one. Glad to know I am not alone. xxx
Thanks for this reminder that I have permission to take care of myself. :)
thankyou…. :-)
it is perfect for me!
1000 yeses. And more.
So very true. Thank you for stating it.
Well said and thank you. i needed to hear this today after i sank back and did nothing productive this past weekend and driving to work i felt the heaviness of beating myself up for not doing enough.
Oh Susannah, thank you so much! I really needed this, especially today! Love and hugs!
god, i needed to hear this written out loud. thank you. yes.
Thanks for sharing: it is just I needed today!
Beatiful words!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Whenever I read your blog I always find the exact words I needed to ear in that special moment…
thanks!!!
It´s perfect for me today!!! and for life too!!
Preach it sista!
Perfect timing!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for keeping it real. Always. xo
You have echoed the words in my heart, thankyou for providing just what I needed at just the right time.
whispering yes. So very yes. Thank you for saying this.
Thanks for the permission slip… about to go on a field trip :)
Thank you x
Thank you, Susannah! I needed this! xo
Love it…agreed. Sounds like a mantra I would repeat to myself in hard times. Hope you find peace
Oh yes…needed to read this!!!
Love you.
Thank you for showing me how to simplify and get back to me. Bless you
I appreciate it too. Thanks for this post Susannah! I agree with you!
I love this.
Susannah, this is perfect. I have cleared many of these “allowances” over time only to clutter up my life with them again. Thanks for the reminder.
Really ace. thanks. x.
I loved this; maybe partly because I wrote a very similar poem a while ago and at the end explained that I needed permission that day, but it struck a chord for others too. Not to be self-aggrandisey, but it’s here if you’re interested: http://taraleaver.com/2011/07/you-dont-have-to/
:)
I don’t think we can ever be reminded of this too often.
Susannah – really appreciate this loving reminder. Straight from the heart, to the heart. You are an inspiration…and I am going to stop feeling guilty at not being ‘on top of everything’! Urghh…xx
This is sooo true and beautiful. And still, I won’t unfollow you. ;-)
Yesss! Love this!
Me too! Long time reader, owner of your latest book and first time commenter! So got that, I could almost have written it myself had I had the gumption to put pen to paper or the talent to be honest. Thank you from my heart :-)
Susannah,
This post could not have arrived in my stream at a better time. Read it first thing this morning….oct 1st and the day I announce some big changes on my blog. Woohooo! Perfect, divine timing at it’s best. Thank you for sharing yourself the way that you do.
~maya ox
This is perfect. Something I needed to read today.
Fabulous!!! Fabulous advice!
Beautiful, wise words. Thank you.
Oh, YES! Thank you! Like so many others, this was perfect for me right now.
brilliant reminder.
Yes. Thank you. With so many yeses. Yesses? Yes. Love.
A. Men.
love love love this. and needed it desperately. thanks for writing it for the both of us. <3
Put to paper what I have been sensing is true for me too. Love your photo!
this could be the statement for the times we are in, the lives we live. good for you, giving us the “permission” we may not realize we are entitled to. thank you! :-)
Your words are confirmation of my recent feelings, thoughts. Thank you, sweetly. Printing this and acting upon it.
YES !!!
I needed to read this today. Thank you.
I’ll take one of those slips. Thanks.
Strong powerful words.
Thank you…
Thank you so much, I needed this today. I seem to get myself sucked up into online “creativity” courses that end up taking me no where, stuff I already know, no new insights and lacking direction – very sad. How can one find good online classes that don’t waste your money?
Gosh, that’s the big question — personally i look for the following:
1. glowing testimonials from past students – gives me a good idea of what i might get out of the course
2. word-of-mouth recommendations (eg. from friends or bloggers i respect you who might have written about a course they took and enjoyed)
3. spend some time reading the course creator’s blog — hopefully it’ll give you a taste of their teaching style and knowledge
4. read the course outline carefully to be absolutely clear on what the course will contain, to make sure it’s right for you
hope that helps! x
Love, Love, Love…for this; to you, for being authentically you…shining brightly among the pretenders.
Oh wow!!! You say you wrote this for your, but I think you wrote it for me too! This is outstanding!
Thanks, I needed this today Susannah. I am halfway thru “This I Know” and you just keep confirming alot of things for me. There is a consistency in these messages I keep getting. I’m listening now.
Ohhhhhhh, yes. This. Needed this.
And what great reminders, indead. Thank you. And LOVE that photograph.
Beautiful, and so necessary. Thank you.
refreshing and thank you, I only a few weeks ago sorted my email and did just this and it’s wonderful x
grazie lisa x
Thanks for sharing! I needed that!! :)
Funny how sometimes we just need someone to give us permission. Thanks for giving me permission to cut out some things today.
Say it, Sista!!
Love to hear this! Thank you
Thank you. Exactly right.
This helps, so much. I’ve been having a hard time the last few months and this helps a lot, Susannah. xx
Thanks for sharing…..definately worth being reminded of this
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you… I needed to hear this in a big way!
I’m still a bit overwhelmed with what’s shared on facebook (but maybe I share too much on my blog!) and yes, there are those bloggers who I really want to sit down with and interview them with my first question being ‘how do you DO it?’ – it seems to defy possibility . . .
And then I have the worry too of people unsubscribing from my own mailing list, but I guess that’s life and delving in to the whole array of fabric that makes up life is a good thing if I can get it in perspective that is :)
Hope you are well x
Thank you.
JUST PERFECT.
perfectly said. thanks for the reminder.
WOW. thank you for the permission.
recently, i’ve been connecting with like minded, hearted, spirited sisters who share their RAW, real, ‘dirty dishes’ with me and it’s been so unbelievably refreshing.
so delighted to be your newest follower <3
Bless you to bits. I needed to hear this for a long time now.
W.O.N.D.E.R.F.U.L!
Thank you so much for sharing!
Lovely and perfect!
Amen sister! I can so relate!
Come every fall with the cooling weather I turn inward to search for that which brings my soul comfort. Knowing what to eliminate is as important – perhaps even more so – than knowing what to keep.
Love, love, love this. So spot on! Thanks for sharing <3
Thank you Susannah! Ahhhh, feeling lighter already. Thanks for the reminder lovely. x
Love this. You are a mind reader – just what I needed to hear. Thank you!
This is very liberating, sometimes all the talk, the endless explanations the need for others to hear, is all too much. When all we need is the quietness to let our own small voice come through. Do not be pressured to talk when quietness is needed. Find quietness and a space to listen to your own small voice before replying.
Ahh, I think I just got a huge breath of fresh air! Thank you!
These words brought tears to my eyes… and a big wholehearted yes to all of them… thank you for bringing peace to my heart today…
hope you don’t mind but I wrote my own permission slip based on this, most cathartic thing I’ve written in awhile so thanks for the inspiration x
Thank you Susannah – I do appreciate it! I’ve unsubscribed from so many of the “free trainings and video secrets and offerings that never seem to teach you anything new” and have decided, as you suggest, to sink back into my own wise counsel. It’s very liberating!
I have follow you and did your exploring the senses workshop after buying your book- which I love. This post touched me profoundly and the timing was perfect. I am looking forward on doing unravelling any time soon. Valeria
This is awesome! And it made me stop and take a look at myself. Often times we throw stones at those who we feel rub us the wrong way yet we too may be doing the same. A few years ago I chose to make my NY resolution as me learning to not always voice my opinion. I often times thought I was helping when infact I was not. I still like to speak from the heart but I take a deep breath first and try to think how it will affect those around me. Just because we think we know what those around us need to hear doesn’t mean we should say it. Thanks for this post!!
Thank you! I have told myself these things so many times. It’s beautiful to see someone else thinks exactly the same and puts it in such a beautiful way, almost like a poem. Thank you.
Oh, such lovely words. So appreciate you putting them here for us to read.
thank you! I really needed this and I am going to print this and put it in my closet, as a reminder!!!
Hi Susanna,
I’ve just recently come across your blog and I so appreciate how real and genuine you seem to be. I’m at the stage of blogging where it’s just for me and my 9 family members and friends who are “following”. :) I feel connected to your style and enjoy your openness. Thank you for sharing with the world. Your tips on writing have been helpful too.
Here’s the link to my blog if you’re interested in taking a peek…
http://hittingthehighroad.blogspot.com
Take care,
Jennifer