Isn’t it selfish to want to embrace passion, purpose,and possibilities?
Heck, NO.
Permission was
granted long ago.
You were created
on purpose
for a purpose.
Let’s go.
Take up your space, girl!
#PermissionGranted
Weekly emails and Blogposts
shop permission granted
“It is a strange gift, this birthright of self. Accepting it turns out to be even more demanding than attempting to become someone else! I have sometimes responded to that demand by ignoring the gift, or hiding it, or fleeing from it, or squandering it – and I think I am not alone.”
~Parker Palmer, author, educator, activist
From the Blog
as long as it takes
can you feel it the air is heavy frustration is palpable words float in the air the song of justice will not be silenced pain seeps into lungs into breath into words injustice has legs and will march as long as it takes this righteous anger is not new chains still...
Imperfect is real
Imperfect is real. Perfection renders us counterfeit, forces us to conceal. Don’t give in to the pressure that the world serves up because we need real more than we need a show. We need soft hearts in tune. We need bodies ready to work. We need open minds on...
The best thing
You are worried overwhelmed anxious. Me too. I am really trying to be there for you - to be what you need even though it’s not my role to fill. Still. When there are tears - I want to fix it as if it’s blood, not salt. When you have a hard question, I want...
Created to…
Leap Shuffle Saunter Crawl towards your purpose passion and possibilities. We were created to Grow Change Shift Learn. Be who you are, right where you are but don’t stay there. #PermissionGranted
Feel the weight
I stood here in this spot on the porch and I had a lot going on in my heart and mind. I know you can't tell from the picture... but just trust me on this one. I looked at the picture that I made, compliments of the sun, and I took a moment ...
“Bethany has an eye for the exquisite in everyday life and her unique writing style shows it. It is at once poetry and prose—an imperfect blend of rhythm and reckless abandon of writing rules that works just perfectly. I predict she could be the Ann Voskamp of her millennial generation. I admire her thoughtful words. She always takes me on a little flight to see the extraordinary that she finds in the ordinary.”
~ Chris Moss, speaker and expert on bringing the generations together
Invite Bethany to Speak at your next event
We are each called to take up our space. One of my favorite things to do is to remind women that they are created on purpose, for a purpose. I’d love to speak to your group to remind them permission to pursue our individual purpose, passion, and possibilities was granted long ago.
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