basic needs

Your sacred right to autonomy

Your sacred right to autonomy

In one of the videos I do my morning workouts with, a fitness coach says, “Be sure to push yourself enough because nobody else will do it for you.” And every time I hear those words I think, “Well, that’s not exactly true.” There are plenty of people in your life who would push you willingly, exercising their power over you, stripping you of your sacred right to autonomy. These people are everywhere – it can start with your parents, then teachers and coaches, then bosses and even friends or lovers…