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Catherine The Middle Aged's avatar

Permission to rest, guilt free, even though there's nothing to be guilty for! I think our inner critics are related 🤣

This is such a fantastic idea! 🙌💖 I'm going to add this to my journal too.

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Madelleine Müller (she/her)'s avatar

Oh yes, resting guilt free is so hard 🌸

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Line Bech Nielsen's avatar

I give myself permission to just be.

I give myself permission to write badly.

I give myself permission to be a beginner.

I give myself permission to draw and others and let me be inspired.

I give myself permission to practice.

I give myself permission to write with or without a reader in mind.

I give myself permission to dream.

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Madelleine Müller (she/her)'s avatar

Ooh Iike the ‘without a reader in mind’! I might borrow that one ❤️🌸

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Nicole Maunsell's avatar

Permission to write infrequently. Permission to return to writing anyway.

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Madelleine Müller (she/her)'s avatar

I love this!

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Audhdpainter's avatar

Giving permission to rest without guilt, that's been a big one!

Love the idea of permission slips, I see a page on my bullet journal coming up! Great idea thanks!

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Madelleine Müller (she/her)'s avatar

Yes it’s a hard one!

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Sheila's avatar

“The permission to rest for days or even months without guilt”

I have taken a break from work and often find myself forcing myself to do other tasks to show I’m being productive. Yesterday I just rested and I felt guilt. I’m also this morning just reading 📖 and catching up with Substack as I’ve been fatigued since Friday.

I needed this message. I’m off to be off and get back to equilibrium and if I get other stuff done great! 💚

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Madelleine Müller (she/her)'s avatar

I like the ‘even months’ part too! I might borrow it 😉

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Sheila's avatar

You’d be using yourself as it’s a direct quote from you! You’re wiser than you know it seems. It really resonated with me. Thank you for this today 💚

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Madelleine Müller (she/her)'s avatar

Oh really? Haha 😂

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Sheila's avatar

😆

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Sheila's avatar

Ps you have the most lovely relaxing voice.

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Madelleine Müller (she/her)'s avatar

Aawe Thank you!

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Amber Horrox's avatar

Can’t wait to have a go at this! The first that springs to mind is

I give myself permission to feel how I feel.

This week I’m in my most challenged time of the month healthwise and so far I’ve felt fearful, anxious, angry and annoyed.

the only reason I know is because my dreams revealed this. I’ve had no connection in my day to day.

Permission to feel these feelings feels soothing 💛✨⛓️‍💥

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Madelleine Müller (she/her)'s avatar

Oh no I’m so sorry to hear it’s challenging at the moment. And yes, feel it all!

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Amber Horrox's avatar

Somethings happening to my comments overnight whereby they’re all getting cut short. Can you see it too or is it just my end?🙃

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Madelleine Müller (she/her)'s avatar

It looks normal here…

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Stephanie Anderson's avatar

I love the idea of permission slips. I borrowed most of yours and added a few more. I give myself permission to lock my inner critic in the bathroom.

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Madelleine Müller (she/her)'s avatar

Haha I love this!

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Stephanie Anderson's avatar

I just had a long and laborious correspondence with a Substack chatbot to try and get something done about this. I think they understood, eventually. It seems to be happening just on the phone app, my PC seems OK.

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Madelleine Müller (she/her)'s avatar

Sorry you had to waste your time on this!

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Stephanie Anderson's avatar

And it just lopped the end off that one!

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Madelleine Müller (she/her)'s avatar

This is what I’m reading on my end for your last comment:

It’s happening on mine as well, including comments on other threads. I’m going to try to take it up with Substack, if I can find a way. Most frustrating!

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Stephanie Anderson's avatar

Frustrating! Was the missing word.

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Stephanie Anderson's avatar

Oh, it seems to have come back. Weird.

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Stephanie Anderson's avatar

It’s happening on mine as well, including comments on other threads. I’m going to try to take it up with Substack, if I can find a way. Most frustrating!

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