If you have a dream you would like to pursue who are you waiting for permission from to pursue it? There is the obvious answer, of not waiting for anyone’s permission but that is not the truth because as humans who are conditioned and brought up amidst a set of cultural beliefs and systems, whether we are aware of it or not, all too often we are waiting for somebody else to give us the green light on doing the things that we want to do.
What if you want to be an artist? Who do you think is going to give you permission to pursue this passion and support it? Even if you have loved ones or people in your world that do agree with your pursuit and support you in it, it is always good for any human to know that they do not need to wait for anyone’s permission. The only person you will ever need on side and the constant companion throughout it all is yourself.
So, if not one single person thinks it is a good idea for you to create art, share art, maybe even sell art, then that is ok. In fact, it makes no difference, so long as you are on your side and have allowed yourself to admit this is something you want to do, and you are going to do it, if the only permission you ever received is from yourself and no other person.
I am not saying it is easy to pursue something that others, especially those that might matter to you most and want the best for you, do not agree with what you are choosing to do. But there is something far worse and that is regretting never having tried and resenting others for not giving you their approval. It was always yours to have and it is only ever yourself you need that consent from.
Sometimes the simplest of answers is the hardest to act on. Giving yourself permission sounds so easy and simple, yet with it comes a level of self -responsibility that with permission comes bearing the consequences whatever they maybe. And that is sometimes the reason we wait for the permission from others. So, we have a scapegoat and someone else to blame if things go wrong. But in truth, whatever the outcome is, you learn, grow and move on from it. There is no scapegoat needed because there is no need to ever think about allotting blame anywhere.
When we choose to do that which we have a deep desire to do, whatever comes of it, is something we can all bear because we have an inner knowing why we wanted to pursue it in the first place. Something others cannot see because they do not live within us. Only we know what burns the brightness of unignited desires and only we have the right to decide whether we set them aflame or leave them to burn out. So, drop any waiting for another person to grant you permission, because when you give yourself that permission it comes with a freedom that is yours to explore in full and there is no waiting room or wanting to be chosen by another. You have picked yourself and you get to do what it is you wanted to do and that is powerful beyond measure.