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How To Give Yourself Permission To Live Authentically in 7 Ways

Posted on January 12, 2021January 15, 2021 by Epsita

Why cannot we give ourselves permission to be who we are? To be imperfect and silly, to cry and to feel the pain, to fail and not to be afraid of being left behind, to not please and seek validation from others, to accept the “mess” and show up “messy”?

From a very early age, we are wired to seek permission from others, then why don’t we use the same strategy to give permission to ourselves?

“When we don’t give ourselves permission to be free, we rarely tolerate that freedom in others. We put them down, make fun of them, ridicule their behaviors, and sometimes shame them. We can do this intentionally or unconsciously. Either way the message is, “Geez, man. Don’t be so uncool.”

― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

What is holding us back from making these life-changing decisions? Why do we hesitate to allow ourselves to be who we are [in real life], and to go for what we deserve [we always know what we want!], to unlock our full potential, and to meet our highest potentials?

Our mind is so attuned to tending to others and seeking approvals from them, that it feels nerve-wracking to be on our own! It feels like a daunting process to make decisions for ourselves, to choose what’s best for us, or to show up truly, that may leave you feeling alienated from the society and family.

Sometimes giving ourselves permission isn’t just about making big life-changing decisions in our life, sometimes it is also about acknowledging that something is hurting and doesn’t feel right!

It is about creating the space where you get to sit with your pain to acknowledge that, “you’re not happy or satisfied in your present life!” This gives you a new perspective to look for solutions that can help you fix your emotional platter!

We hide our true-self behind the daily highlighted presentations of ourselves because we feel safe that way. We do not want others to see us as vulnerable, and weak. Therefore, we pretend we are just perfect!

Not just our physical health, but our emotional well-being also gets affected when we don’t tend to our emotions when they show up! Stress managing techniques, and generating the good-feeling emotions can help us keep a check on our emotional health, but it is also very important to give yourself permission to listen to your emotions and care for them!

When people and circumstances take a toll on us; we must remember to slow down and breathe life. We should give ourselves permission to take life one day at a time, and to not rush, to accept the changes that comes our way, and to flip through each chapters of our life slowly! 

We are all fighting our own battles, and dealing with them our way. What if you gave yourself permission to show up messy, because being kind of in a mess is a part of being human! Allow yourself to laugh out loud, to cry when you need to, to fail, to fall apart, breakdown, and get back up again.

Give yourself permission to be different and unique your way, permission to go too far and reach your dreams. Allow yourself to make mistakes, be the ‘imperfect you’, to make mistakes (again and again), and to learn and grow.

“Your life is your deal.” How you want your life to be– should be completely your decision. Therefore don’t give permission to anyone to make decisions for you.

Sometimes we just have to be calm and let the storm inside us (that make us act in a weird way sometimes) settle down!

I have found some simple yet powerful practices to breathe life, to move through my life in a confident way, and in a comfortable way, and to give myself permission to be unapologetically me! And therefore I encourage you to do that too! – 

1. Give Yourself Permission to be Imperfect.

Feel your negative feelings and heal them first. Do not run away from negative comments and remarks. Face them with courage, because you are soon going to add them to your experiences/learning towards success. Care less about other’s opinions. Care for who you are today; and what you want to become tomorrow. Yes! “I give myself permission to be called anything, but not a perfectionist- even if it paralyzes my thoughts and actions of accepting ‘me’ in a more positive way. Allow yourself to accept-“I don’t know.” It is absolutely okay to not know everything and or be “perfect.”

2. Give Yourself Permission to Not Feel Beautiful. 

Let your skin under your make-up show-up sometimes! Feel the real you amidst crowd. Give yourself permission to feel under the weather sometimes. It is okay to not feel yourself-all-the-time! Just relax and take it slowly!

The journey from pimples to wrinkles is worth turning back and reflecting upon all your great [and not so great] experiences, and learning. Reflect on your learning and the discoveries you have had made about yourself in all these years and how far you have come by making the most from every experience!

3. Give Yourself Permission to be Messy.
Give yourself permission to be messy, and broken, and sad, angry, afraid, jealous, clumsy, imperfect, and frustrated. It is absolutely okay to be just with your emotions certain days, and to not show up in a perfect way! By doing so you’re releasing all the controls [put up either by you or by the society], and giving yourself the permission and the courage to show up in a real messy way, sometimes!

4. Give Yourself Permission to Be Available For Yourself. 
Be present  for your needs. Avoid places, people and events-that does not make you feel good and happy, and that steals your joy. Stop forcing yourself to be present everywhere, or to do everything. Choose your actions.

Humans [especially women] are wired to take care of everyone else’s needs first and then herself! But, it’s time we tend to our physical and emotional needs too! Invest in yourself quite often, and stop being available to everyone.

5. Give Yourself Permission to Be Where You Are.

Be in peace with where you’re in your life- at this moment. It is okay and very natural to feel frustrated, confused, and angry sometimes, but try to align your actions with your thoughts. Remember, it’s only you, who knows better what you want from life, and how to achieve it- is a continuous process of learning and taking risks. Try doing something new and different each day, that will help you to propel yourself every single day, even on the days when you feel stuck and confused.

6. Give Yourself Permission to Be Childlike.

As we get older, we become alienated from our creative and imaginative abilities. We don’t have time to get curious, and or explore! And therefore we get disconnected from our childlike curiosity. But we must remind ourselves that our imagination still exists, and we are still creative who can dream and create amazing things.

Give yourself permission to be lost in your creative endeavors. Stop running after getting the results, and enjoy the moment; be lazy, be imaginative, be carefree, experiment, explore, and play, and be in the moment quite often.

7. Give Yourself Permission to be comfortable.

Give yourself permission to be confidently comfortable in the way you show up to the world! Do not try to change yourself to blend in, or to be loved and accepted. This is a form of people pleasing and you can never please anyone enough to love you forever and to accept you the way you are! Their preferences will change over time, and their real attitude will again push you back out!

Just be true, be you, and let the world accept you “without any filters,” without insulting you, and without judging you! That’s where the real bonding happens. Find your “tribe,” and do not compromise and/or settle for anything less than you deserve.

Don’t waste you life trying to fit in! I did that for many years, and now I’m on my own. I know I’m worthy and as important as anybody else on this planet, therefore I will carry my whole self wherever I go- whether you like it or not! At least I’m showing up in an authentic way.

We all want to belong, to connect, to feel confident, and to believe we’re okay as we are, and there is nothing wrong with us if we show up in a messy, imperfect way.

No matter how hard you try, you can never be the person the world expect you to be! Therefore, give yourself permission to be real, and to fall apart, and to pick yourself up back again- just like a warrior, instead of faking being ‘perfect!’

Featured Image Credit- Photo by Olya Kobruseva from Pexels

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24 thoughts on “How To Give Yourself Permission To Live Authentically in 7 Ways”

  1. Launna says:
    June 15, 2015 at 10:02 pm

    Epsita, I think we need to give ourselves permission to totally be ourselves and be good with it… I think many of us learn this with age ♡ xox

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  2. Epsita says:
    June 15, 2015 at 11:14 pm

    Yeah! Launna..agree with you…..Thank you dear!

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  3. Ela says:
    June 17, 2015 at 8:27 am

    I love this! Thanks so much for sharing this post. Sometimes we just need a little reminder and it's ok xoxo

    http://www.wunderbliss.blogspot.ca

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  4. Ivana Split says:
    June 17, 2015 at 4:07 pm

    you are so right! we need to give ourselves permission to do things…and act on our own because only in this way can we truly learn.

    Reply
  5. Perla Sanchez says:
    June 17, 2015 at 4:10 pm

    Great post! Your right, I usually tend to be really reserved but I do need to open myself up more. Everyone has imperfections and we just can't be afraid of showing them. 😀

    http://perlasancheza.blogspot.com/

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  6. Maja K says:
    June 18, 2015 at 7:26 am

    Wonderful. I'm one of those people trying to be perfect but it's just exhausting. Doing what you want, how you want and when you want is entirely your choice 🙂 There's no choosing wrong because every step brings you a new experience and learning on mistakes and success is both great and scary, but always learning 🙂 xx Maja

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  7. Jade Wright says:
    June 18, 2015 at 12:26 pm

    I've been doing number 2 a lot lately: Give Yourself Permission to Not Feel Beautiful.
    It's been lovely and refreshing to give my skin a break – but if I'm having a really awful day sometimes a bit of makeup really perks me up…. I know it sounds so so silly but it boosts my confidence and makes me feel like i don't need to hide away behind ginormous sunglasses and tatty hair.
    This post really was special and inspirational! Thank you!!

    http://www.bohemianmuses.blogspot.com

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  8. Unknown says:
    June 21, 2015 at 6:56 pm

    This was such a wonderful post 🙂

    Meme xx
    New Blog Post:
    'Beautiful = Natural'
    http://thedayinthelifeofmexoxo.blogspot.co.uk/

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  9. Epsita says:
    June 23, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    Thank you so much for the wonderful words, Elizabeth!
    I love your fashion blog and following you now.
    Stay in touch
    Love
    Epsita

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  10. Epsita says:
    June 23, 2015 at 1:59 pm

    Thank you, Ivana!

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  11. Epsita says:
    June 23, 2015 at 1:59 pm

    Thank you so much, Perla!

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  12. Epsita says:
    June 23, 2015 at 2:17 pm

    Rightly said,Maja! Thank you so much for leaving me a comment and sharing your thoughts!

    Reply
  13. Carmen Varner says:
    June 24, 2015 at 12:26 am

    This post is really useful for people at any age. I like #2 about feeling not feeling beautiful or rather, not letting makeup dictate out lives. :]

    // ▲ itsCarmen.com ▲

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  14. Unknown says:
    June 29, 2015 at 11:37 am

    Totally true Epsita! My outer shell doesn't have to look beautiful everyday 😉

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  15. Epsita says:
    June 30, 2015 at 10:34 pm

    Thanks a bunch Dear!

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  16. Epsita says:
    June 30, 2015 at 10:34 pm

    Thank you so much, Dear!

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  17. Epsita says:
    June 30, 2015 at 10:35 pm

    Thank you so much, Carmen! So happy to learn that you liked it. Thank you for visiting and leaving me a lovely comment!

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  18. Epsita says:
    June 30, 2015 at 10:36 pm

    Thanks you so much, Dear!

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    July 1, 2015 at 7:33 am

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  20. Epsita says:
    July 3, 2015 at 5:29 am

    Thank you!

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  21. Karen BakingInATornado says:
    January 23, 2021 at 5:38 pm

    I do believe we need to take some of the pressure off by giving ourselves permission to just be, but at appropriate times, of course. Further, it’s up to us to be sure that the next generation grows up understanding this need, rather than having to learn it as an adult.

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    1. Epsita says:
      January 24, 2021 at 7:41 pm

      Hi Karen!
      Yes, I absolutely agree with you on anticipating the next generation to understand this need to, “give themselves permission to ‘be,’ ” in a good way, and in a strong constructive way to let light, hope, and understanding take the lead in their life! Rooting for a good change around us! Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me, here <3

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  22. HariRari says:
    January 25, 2021 at 8:57 am

    I totally agree with you, this is a very useful post for everyone, so thanks for sharing!
    xx

    Freak Muffin Blog

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    1. Epsita says:
      January 25, 2021 at 1:41 pm

      Hi, Hari!
      Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. I was so happy to see you here. Thank you <3

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