It’s OK to Have a Good Life

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“Please look after yourself. It’s OK to have a good life.” – Jillian Horton

Do you believe that? If not, why not …. Because it’s true. It’s really true!

You’re doing the right thing when you look after yourself. And it is really is OK for you to have a good life.

You should have a good life. You should go after the things you want and need. The things that will make you happy. It’s OK to want that, and to live that way.

Because this is your life. And you can choose how you want to live. You can be who you’d really love to be.

You have those rights. You don’t have fewer rights than anyone else. Regardless of what you’ve been told. Regardless of the things that have happened to you, and the negative messages you’ve picked up along the way.

Don’t let those people, or traumatic life events, define your existence and hand you a life script. Don’t let them take up residence, and camp out in your head.

Live out your own story. Be who you want to be.

“Please look after yourself. It’s OK to have a good life.” – Jillian Horton

6 thoughts on “It’s OK to Have a Good Life”

  3. This is very true. And the residual psychological effects of trauma can be very difficult to untangle.

    What’s most strange is that in our culture, so many people constantly deny themselves and sacrifice everything that would make them happy, not even for the sake of another person, but for a job.

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    • Thanks so much for sharing this. Yes, the effects of trauma are very difficult to untangle, and we find ourselves believing (and living out) all sorts of destructive lies.
      I also agree that in our culture, there is often a very powerful emphasis on sacrificing ourselves for a job, and too frequently that happens at the cost of other things – such as important and meaningful relationships.
      Have a great week!

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