| I didn’t know what to expect at my first drag show. What I found were three women who love entertaining and what they do while letting the audience join in on the fun.
What a weekend to be free to be yourself as the USA celebrated our national Independence Day of freedom. Freedom for what? Freedom to enjoy barbecues. Freedom to do whatever we want as long as we’re not interfering with others. Freedom of speech. Freedom to be who we are – whatever that means. Freedom to express ourselves. Some feel you should have freedom so you can think they way they do, but that’s not true freedom. While watching the show, I thought about how these who were men at birth considered their gender identity and made a decision. They chose to align their outer lives with what they felt within. Imagine that. Living true to you. Doing what you love instead of what’s expected or feeling stuck. These women found freedom from judgments, the risk of disappointing others and what some feel they should be. They do what it takes to be in alignment with themselves in spite of the inconvenience and expense of surgery, hormone injections and more. They stopped hiding and instead revel in their difference – even capitalize on it. If they can live true to themselves and their dreams, why not you? If they can overcome society’s opinions and turn it into an art form, what’s stopping you? What’s holding you back from really expressing yourself and your gifts? Why not really show up for who you are, shine and play big? What excuse is so big that you can’t find a way? Some hold back, question themselves, play weak, and hesitate when opportunities to break free present themselves. Some come up with seemingly logical reasons (busy schedules, money, family, health, not the right time) why they can’t move forward on living their dreams. Because they buy into their stories, they think others believe their limited beliefs, too. But they’re just keeping themselves back from greater freedom. Some are afraid of living, really living life to the fullest, and don’t believe in themselves and that they can do it. Some are afraid of possible pain and discouragement – projecting the past onto the future. Others are afraid of getting hurt, rejected or exhausted from trying – what if one more thing doesn’t work? This is how the ego works – it tricks you into thinking you’re playing it safe by keeping you in status quo or worse – sliding backwards. You are much greater than this. You have everything it takes to tune into who you are, share your gifts with the world and be richly compensated doing what you love. Your TIP is to express yourself with no limit and live your destiny, not someone else’s, NOW.You can make a decision to be alive and awake in this moment – not live in past regrets or fear of the future. You can make a decision to take action now and not put off your freedom to be the greatest you that you can be. You can decide there’s no better time to do what you love rather than put it off for some better time that never comes. Or if it does, you find another excuse to put it off. You can make a stand for YOU to express the you that’s been hiding out. You can do what you love and let go of the seemingly rational excuses and procrastination that keep you stuck. You can tap into your courage with confidence and claim your freedom to express who you are and live your dreams. You do have a choice. There’s no better time than now. Happy freedom and independence to you. |
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