I give myself permission:
- To not feel guilty if I rest.
- To take a day to myself every once in a while.
- To buy the expensive shoes.
- To try new things.
- To take the chance.
- To fall in love.
- To be scared every once in a while.
- To be vulnerable.
- To let him have the lead.
- To give freely.
- To dream big dreams and have big thoughts.
- To say NO often.
- To not work after 6.
- To pray.
- To think too much.
- To not buy arbitrary Christmas gifts out of obligation that get regifted anyway.
- To not answer the phone sometimes.
- To play hooky.
- To go hiking so that I can enjoy nature and sunshine.
- To workout at 5:30AM.
- To go on adventure vacations.
- To be grateful, always.
- To hang around strong women who inspire me.
- To love deeply and truly and unconditionally.
- To not let my past dictate my future.
- To walk around the house naked sometimes.
- To care too much about people.
- To drink the good wine that I love.
- To hang with the girls.
- To have a spa day.
- To stick up for others and even myself.
- To negate anyone from my life that loves drama or gossip.
- To not be around anyone who sucks the life out of me.
- To fight for my clients even if it is to my detriment.
- To savor each kiss.
- To buy the dang outfit.
- To be a B-eatch to someone who needs it.
- To play a practical joke on you.
- To sit in my PJ’s all day on a Sunday and binge watch Netflix shows.
- To eat a bite of your food if I want it.
- To not care what anyone else thinks.
- To do “the robot” in plain daylight and in public.
- To text you at 4 am cause, “that is when I thought about it.”
- To sing to the dogs and make up my own songs.
- To not wear makeup.
- To take my damn bra off the second I walk in the door.
- To be goofy.
- To laugh at farts no matter how old I am.
- To continue to not watch the news.
- To not be afraid or ashamed to keep God in all that I do.
- To talk about how my relationship with God has changed me.
- To NOT be PC.
- To not apologize or feel guilty for my success.
- To be a little OCD about a clean home.
- To be blunt and to the point without being mean.
- To write goofy embarrassing things in the memo section when I write you a check.
- To be laser focused at work so that I can get out of there at a decent hour.
- To be OK to not have my phone with me at all times.
- To draw and paint and be creative.
- To be a good influence.
- To sit in silence.
- To love others even when they don’t love me back.
- To forgive.
- To get back up and make myself stronger when I have been knocked down.
- To not ever give up.
- To play and have fun and act like a kid.
- Laugh until I cry.
Jen, you have permission to do all of these things and more. This is your hall pass.
Signed,
Principal Jen
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