Normally i try to save up noteworthy articles for every Sunday, but today i found one that i think needs to be read as soon as you can get your eyes on it. So, from Uncover Your Bliss, we have the article “You Don’t Owe Anyone But Yourself“. Here’s a snippet to tempt you:
Here’s what I’ve come up with: I think the reason we need permission to let go of a lot of obligation in our lives is that the obligation did not come from inside of us in the first place. We don’t inherently want to make ourselves miserable to look or be a certain way, but there is typically a lot of pressure to do so. So much pressure, in fact, that we feel like we’re failing if we don’t conform to the standards that other people have set for us. If someone sets new standards that are easier for us to take steps towards we feel relief because they have given us permission to take an easier path. Somehow, what we really think gets mixed up in these standards and we lose part of ourselves to the process.
It’s like reading a long-overdue hug. If you’re feeling particularly mooshy at the moment, you might even need to breakout the Kleenex. I’m getting a bit teary, even in the re-read.
