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 As heard on Inspired at Home Radio September 6, 2009 - GO>> <<Return to 9-6-09 Radio page |
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Embracing the
Power of Saying NO!
I
love living in an atmosphere of Yes! Yes I am! Yes I can!
Yes to adventure! Yes to Joy! Yes to life…Yes! Yes, yes!
Saying “Yes” feels abundant and empowering. I love living in
the light, energy and power of a “yes to life” attitude. And
that means learning to say “No” when appropriate, for when
you say, "Yes," when you really mean, "No," you feel
resentful about whatever it was that you agreed to do. This
creates a huge energy drain emotionally and physically. Too
much of the wrong kind of yes and you begin to feel like
Bilbo Baggins, in Lord of the Rings when
he said "I feel thin, like butter spread over too much
bread." No
seems like a simple two letter word, so why is saying “No”
so much harder than saying, yes?
The other day I was in a situation where I felt pressured to do something I really did not want to do. The people pleaser inside of me said, “Of course! Yes, No problem…” (20 letters) -- instead of “No” (2 letters). But as soon as this false and people-pleasing “Yes” came out of my mouth, a little voice inside of me started jumping up and down, stomping and screaming saying “No way…are you kidding me? What are you thinking?, you know you don’t want to do that!” My lips said “yes” but my heart said “no” and it is time to listen to my heart. Honoring this awareness I did something that we are all allowed to do. I realigned my heart, mind and voice and said, “Hmm on second thought, No I won’t be able to do that. Thank you so much for thinking of me.” The split second before the words no emerged from my lips, the people pleaser in me panicked and said "you are risking a lot. They might not still like, love, and adore you if you say no!” But I
am embracing a truly authentic life so I took the leap,
honored my inner voice and the most amazing thing happened.
It felt fabulous! I felt this huge power surge!
I immediately had more energy, light, vision and joy!
I honored my inner truth and stayed on my path. It was
exhilarating.
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