Permission to be Powerful

Permission to be Powerful

Struggle for Approval.

This Runs Deep

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Tony V.
Apr 05, 2026
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Pepe Le Pew – Chuck Jones

Dear Permission to be Powerful reader,

For years, I desired women who did not want me.

Who did not value me.

Who did not respect me.

Why should I like someone who doesn’t respect me?

Don’t know, didn’t care.

These days, I prefer women who light up when they see me.

But back then...

I was like Pepe le Pew.

I chased while they ran away.

I kept trying harder.

I was s…

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