Hmmmmm…04-16-12

"A 'no' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble." - Gandhi

 H-e-e-e-e-r-e’s Gandhi:  a guy who knew a thing or two thousand.  Are there any people pleasers out there who need a pep talk from this timeless sage?

If you’ve ever desperately wished that you could be freed from all your obligations to people and things, maybe it’s time to examine your motives.  When you become over committed by saying ‘yes’ to save face, boost your image, or avoid conflict, the mental result will be resentment.  It has been said that harboring resentment is like taking poison and expecting the other guy to get sick.  The physical result will at first be exhaustion, and later, disease.  A body can only handle so much stress.

Check your daily planner.  Does it include a full-time job, committee chairperson, Pee Wee Football coach, graduate school, Girl Scout leader, Meals-On-Wheels volunteer, Twilight League, spinning classes, a book club, and daily babysitting for grand children?   Saying ‘yes’ when you should say ‘no’ will make you sick and tired.

“A man’s got to know his limitations,” said Dirty Harry Callahan.  So, go on and make your day. Maybe less is more.

Stay in the ‘no’,

Gina J