// permission

i allow myself to just be
to think, to feel, to sense,
to do, to not do,
to create, to not create

i don’t judge myself anymore
i don’t analyze myself anymore
i don’t try to push it away anymore
i stop fighting it

i welcome everything
that arises
the “good” and
the “bad”

i allow
joy, compassion, awe, hope,
peace, security, gratitude, bliss
to rise in me and pass
instead of trying to hold onto it

i allow
anger, hate, shame, sadness, disgust,
boredom, confusion, anxiety, insecurity
to rise in me and pass
instead of trying to push it away

i allow for all things
to run their natural course
to go through the cycle of
being born
living
dying
and any states of in-between

when someone gives me a “no”
i allow rejection — it’s ok
when i read the news
i allow anxiety — it’s ok
when my mind starts comparing myself to others
i allow insecurity – it’s ok
when things didn’t work out the way i wanted
i allow sadness — it’s ok
when things worked out the way i wanted
i allow joy — it’s ok

life is not all sunshine and rainbows
in fact, sunshine and rainbows are shining so bright
thanks to darkness, clouds and rain

if there would be no darkness, there would be no light
everything is valid
everything plays its role
in the dance of life

it’s ok
i’m ok

i don’t need to fit into any models
that my ego or society want me to

i don’t need to be a social butterfly
i don’t need to be liked by everyone
i don’t need to be the smart person
i don’t need to do good in the world
i don’t need to be right
i don’t need to always be equanimous
i don’t need to constantly say something wise
i don’t need to the perfect

i’m dropping more and more labels
when they are ready to leave
until all of them are gone
even the label of
being a person that drops all the labels

then i’m naked
without layers
of protecting clothing

being naked in this “harsh” world sounds scary
but the more naked i am
the more gifts i can receive
that help me see where i still have blockages to Love

i allow myself to just be
this imperfect perfect ever-unfolding being
this unique expression of Love
in this eternal present moment

beyond that allowing
there is a state
where my heart
magically fully opens
and i see things and people
as they are
not as my mind wants them to be

there is not much to see
yet it’s all i need
there is
only Love
everywhere
in everything
in everyone