Permission Granted

It's a wrap on 2024! I hope your holidays have been full of love, light and time spent with people you love.

The end of the year always has a way of nudging us into reflection mode, doesn't it? We think about what went right, what didn't, and how we can *be better* next year. And while there's beauty in growing and setting goals, let's be real: trying to fix ourselves all the time is exhausting.

I feel it too - the pressure to fit in measure up, and *get it together.* But here's the thing; when we focus so much on who we think we should be, we forget to notice the beauty in who we actually are, right here and now.

I bet you know that little voice, don't you? The one that runs and endless commentary in your head:

• Why didn't you handle that better?
• Why does everyone else seem so much more together than me?
• What if something goes wrong?
• What if the car breaks down, the economy crashes, or I lose my job?
• What if I'm too old, not smart enough, not pretty enough and somehow fail by just being me?

That inner mean girl has an opinion on everything - your past, your future, everyone else's choices - and it never seems to stop.

Here's the truth: that voice? It's not you. It's just your ego, spinning it's stories. And the more we can recognize that voice as just thoughts - not facts - the more we can drop back into the present moment, where life is actually happening.

Messy. Real. Imperfect. Present.

So today, I want you to pause and give yourself something precious: permission.

Permission to stop *fixing* and start being.

Permission to show up as you are, without judgement.

Permission to honour the person you are today - not the *perfect* version you feel you need to become.

This season is about embracing love, kindness and presence. And that includes extending those things to yourself. 

You are enough, just as you are. Right now. And I'm here to remind you of that.

Copyright: Helene Oseen 2025