{"id":500,"date":"2023-05-12T14:25:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T19:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/?p=500"},"modified":"2023-05-12T14:25:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T19:25:54","slug":"power-of-permission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/12\/power-of-permission\/","title":{"rendered":"Power of Permission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Working in the beauty industry for over 30 years taught me many lessons one of which being the Power of Permission<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day a 75-year-old lady came into the spa for the first time in her life. She had been given a gift certificate from her children for a European facial. She had one hour of pampering, nurturing, peace, stillness and all she could talk about was how she didn\u2019t feel good about just lying there when she should be home working or doing something constructive. She commented that she didn\u2019t understand why her children had given her this when they should have given it to someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Receive the Gift<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After years of hearing women talk like this, I had to get up on my soapbox for a woman-to-woman chat. I stopped the facial, went around to the side of the bed so I could look her in the eyes and explain to her what a gift she had been given. Her children were recognizing and honoring her for all the hard work she had done during her lifetime. She was being blessed and yet negating that gift through her words and thoughts of guilt. It was like she was pushing the gift away saying, \u201cNo thank you. I don\u2019t deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was at this moment, I realized the \u201cpower of permission<\/em><\/strong>!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I called her by name and said, \u201cSarah, I gave you permission<\/em><\/strong> to just set everything aside for a few minutes, clear your mind, think of your blessings, breathe slowly and listen to the water flowing from the fountain and the soft music filling the air.\u201d I then asked her, \u201cCan you do that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t Wait!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

She replied, \u201cYes, I can!\u201d After the facial was over, she sat up, turned around to look at me with tears in her eyes and said, \u201cI wish I hadn\u2019t waited so long to do something like this for myself! Thank you for giving me permission<\/em><\/strong> to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ladies, life is like toilet paper\u2026 the closer you get to the end…the faster it goes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are you waiting for? There is no better time than the present to take care of you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take Care of Yourself<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Why is it that sometimes as women, we need permission<\/em><\/strong> to do what we want or need to do for ourselves? Somewhere down the line we\u2019ve picked up the notion that if we do so, we are being selfish! It is not selfish to put yourself up at the top of your priority list. It\u2019s like the analogy of the oxygen mask on the airplane. When the flight attendant tells you about the oxygen mask that will come down in case of an emergency, who do they instruct you to put the mask on first? That\u2019s right! You! It is not selfish to put the oxygen mask on yourself first because if you aren\u2019t breathing, you can\u2019t help the person beside you! You cannot give what you don\u2019t have!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, I am giving you permission<\/em><\/strong> to put yourself up at the top of your priority list, to put the oxygen mask on first and to invest in yourself. Why? The answer is found in the commercial from our past that states, \u201cI use the most expensive hair color in the world, preference by L\u2019Oreal. I don\u2019t mind spending more for L\u2019Oreal because… I\u2019M WORTH IT!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have permission<\/em><\/strong> to make yourself a priority because…You\u2019re worth it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tonya Parker is a motivational speaker and author of the book, Rise Up…Taking Your Life To A Higher Level<\/u><\/strong>.<\/a> She is married with four grown children and loves making memories with her eleven grandchildren. Her 30 years of working in the beauty industry and the Miss USA organization, as well as her service on women\u2019s ministry teams, has given her opportunities to encourage women to become all God created them to be. She is passionate about faith, family, friends, and fun!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can connect with Tonya at <\/em>www.tonyaparker.net<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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