Tag: permission

Waiting on others

Posted on by philipdodson

We can wait for others to care.

We can wait for others to call.

We can wait for others to message.

We can wait for others to do it for us.

We can wait for others to bring us joy.

We can wait for others to fix it.

We can wait for permission.

We can wait for others to notice us.

Waiting is painful for us and the others that we have chosen to become dependent on.

Or we can get on and do things that others will want to care about, will notice, and the same time build our own happiness, joy, fulfilment and give ourselves permission to live a care and guilt-free life that is focused on our own joy, happiness and dreams.

It’s easier short-term to wait and be dependent, but the longer you wait the greater the pain.

All my life I’ve been waiting to walk in the woods

Posted on by philipdodson

Every day now I take the dog for a walk in the woods. Often, even in the middle of the day, that’s a workday, Philip!

In my head, before, I’ve thought that I needed permission to do certain things, as it was like being naughty at school, skiving off. I should be working.

The 9-5 mentality etched in my head, even though I’ve run my own business for 14 years, I still have the conditioning of the voice in my head saying ‘you should be working’.

Now I’ve given myself permission to just do what I want. It still feels uneasy and it’s a work in progress. But the more I have given myself permission over the last few years the more in control I have felt and the more freedom I have enjoyed.

I can walk in the woods anytime I want.