Special inspiration as we stand at the precipice of a brand new year...

For your consideration...:-)

Are you one of those people that believes you must always follow the rules everyone else is following? Do you go along with all of the societal norms? Have you ever felt you weren’t doing the right thing because other people were doing it differently? It is often the case that we feel we are meant to do certain things because that’s the way they have always been done. The world has a way of programming us and we may believe our job is to strictly adhere to all the guidelines and make certain we are doing things in a way that people expect. Well, it just may be time to throw some of those beliefs to the wayside and choose to find and follow your own truth.

Here’s a list of 39 things that are not necessarily in line with the norms of society, but they are by all means okay for us to do … as long as we are following our own truth. It’s not that we choose to do or see things differently merely to rebel against the system, but rather there is just something deep down inside us pointing us in a different direction.

39 things that are okay (in fact, they are more than okay and you just may want to do them all!)

it’s okay …

1. to quit your 9-5 job and pursue your passion
2. to change your mind
3. to refuse to worry about tomorrow
4. to be out of your comfort zone
5. to be an idealist 
6. to go against conventional wisdom and do your own thing
7. to have hope when things seem hopeless
8. to quit doing something that drains your positive energy
9. to tell people exactly what you want
10. to believe that you have amazing potential 
11. to treat yourself from time to time to indulgences
12. to expect that you will be successful and get good results
13. to take the day off to relax and recharge 
14. to be scared and still choose to go after your dream
15. to celebrate your accomplishments
16. to only look at things from a positive perspective
17. to dream
18. to be wrong and learn
19. to stop doing things and just be silent
20. to reinvent yourself
21. to avoid people that are negative
22. to not prove that you are right
23. to admit your weaknesses
24. to follow your heart
25. to realize that there are things you need to improve about yourself
26. to lean on other people for support
27. to go through a tough time
28. to do things that other people don’t understand
29. to question everything
30. to make mistakes
31. to not understand
32. to march to your own beat
33. to want more for yourself
34. to lose
35. to need help
36. to start over
37. to be bold and take chances
38. to have to search for the answers
39. to take baby steps

~ Sibyl Chavis