If you are waiting for somebody to give you permission, then it may never happen. If the change that you want to experience in your life is contingent on somebody else, than there may be no end to your waiting. Nobody is going to give you permission.
And by the way, you don’t need their permission anyway. Your life is your own and you can just do it.
There will also never be a perfect time.
Waiting for permission to speak will silence your voice when authority overlooks you.
Holding out for permission to rest will exhaust your motivation and steal away your passion.
Abiding by an unequal status quo that you don’t agree with until equality is granted, will not pave the way to the social justice you want to see.
Change, real change, isn’t granted by a permission slip. It happens through through hard conversations, uncomfortable transition and the disruption of an existing cycle. Change happens because a person decides to challenge the norm and do things differently. Change is more likely to come up against opposition, rather than consent… at first.
You may never get permission, but you will get affirmation. Unfortunately affirmation only comes afterwards.
Affirmation rewards bravery.
Affirmation reveals allies that were once invisible.
Affirmation offers clarity on the importance of your cause and fuels you with encouragement.
Instead of waiting for permission to create the future you want, trust that your courage will be affirmed if you take the leap of faith.