We know our limit. We know our boundaries. We know when it’s enough. At least if we listen to our bodies, our heart, our instinct.
And we’re allowed to say: Stop. Enough. No. Not now. Not this. Not this time. No.
And guess what? We’re allowed to say no without further ado, without an explanation, without guilt. We are allowed to protect ourselves in ways that feels right. And sometimes that equals no.
If the request is nice, polite, gentle (whatever it may concern), we may want to be polite and show kindness and give a little «why». A reason for the rejection.
But sometimes a blunt NO, or turning our back, is the only currency available or the only message that gets through.
Be polite and kind if you can, be brutally blunt if you must. Some people cannot read between lines or just don’t have an ear for subtleties. Or some days we write with muck or mud, not ink and feather. We can’t always get it right or «perfect». Let’s face it, no is sometimes difficult to get right. Even so, sometimes NO is right.
Saying yes to please others is letting ourselves down. Our bodies, our hearts, our dignity, our trust in ourselves. Let’s remember that the next time we feel eager to please or «can’t say no»… Less than hell yesss is in fact a drain and undermines our connection with ourselves. And paradoxically, with others.
How can we trust another’s yes, if we more often than not know we’re saying yes when we feel it’s a no?
So just for today I’ll say no, if it’s not a hell yesss.
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