On the life-changing power of legitimacy.
What it is, why it matters & how to harness it to create what you want in life.
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what is legitimacy?
for me, it's nothing more than the idea that you have a RIGHT to be who you are + think & feel the way you do in any moment (in every moment)
✔️ nothing is wrong
✔️ everything is perfect
... just as it is
YOU ARE GOOD
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in my experience:
✔️ when you say no with legitimacy, you feel no guilt
✔️ when you feel legitimate in your power, you feel no negative emotions around it
legitimacy purifies, cleanses & transforms @ the same fucking time
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legitimacy is magic:
✔️ you're allowed to take up space
✔️ you're allowed to ask for what you want
✔️ you're allowed to prioritise your own needs (+ desires!) first
your full-body yes is a VIRTUE because it makes you congruent & trustworthy
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your full-body yes creates
✔️ space
✔️ safety
✔️ permission
for other people to step into & HONOUR their own
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legitimacy is the fundamental pillar of UNSHAMING YOURSELF:
when you can’t get it wrong,
you are always right
which also means that love, wisdom & joy are always available to you 💕
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some ideas that I’ve been falling in love with lately:
1. we don’t choose our desires
2. desire itself is sacred
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instruction:
strip away the labels, judgements, self-consciousness and shame, and watch what unfolds.
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if you don’t know what you want, ask yourself what you desire.
if you don't know what you desire, ask yourself what you haven't let yourself want.