Can you say “YES!” to your “NO”?

Posted on August 7, 2015 by sbeth4real

Let your Yes be YES and Your No be NO!

Shining Through The Shadows

A lot of us have difficulty saying no.  There are so many things that can be triggered just at the thought of saying no.  What if we are rejected or judged or just not listened to?

There was a time where I was a “Yes, yes, yes” person.  You need help moving?  YES!  You need a babysitter?! Yes!  You need support… a dog watcher…time….money…the shirt off my back?  YES!  UGH!  I was so busy saying yes to everyone else that I rarely had time to say yes to myself.

I finally started changing this around when I found that all these people I was saying yes to, were not saying yes to me.  It is not for me to say whether or not these people were selfish or not willing to be there for me, it was a matter of my ability to be able to be clear with my…

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About sbeth4real

Through the expression of poetry and words God has gifted me a voice .By healing trauma through Art and God, I seek to use that voice to help heal others. Performer of "The Unforgivable Ghetto", Author, CD, Internet Radio Show Host, Mother of 3 Amazing Children, Standing Member of National Association of Pen Women, Published Poems: "Forgery" Lucidity Chapbook, July 2008 issue; "Daydreams" Shadows Ink Poetry Chapbook 2008; Winner 3'rd Place Category Dancing Poetry Festival Competition 2005, San Francisco, CA "Gold Medal Winner", Job Skill Demonstration Leadership Category United States Skills Olympics, Louisville Kentucky, 1993 "Bronze Medal Winner" Job Skill Demonstration Leadership Competition, Louisville, Kentucky1992. Graduated, "Most Outstanding Student" Early Childhood Education, 1993 Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School, I welcome invitations to come and share my story and my art with your Church, School, Youth Group, Recovery Event, Mental health Seminar, or Retreat Venue. Contact me today! Please check out my YOUTUBE Video , "Misunderstood Monsters" for a clear picture of my ministry.
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