Oh how I regret not having the power to say NO!
I always thought that my best quality is that I am ever so willing to say yes to everything that life has to offer without thinking twice, actually without thinking even once.
Friends need help. And I would be the first one to say Yes i will help you.
People I have just met pouring their heart out about their problems. Yes I will solve them.
A new challenge at work which no one want to take up. Of course Yes I will do it.
Always looked at it as a sign of my enthusiasm for new things, my willingness to face new challenges, my unending desire to help people and be a nice human being.
Never realized that all these 'feel good' factors come along with some really 'feel bad' effects.
When you say yes to anything, its a kind of commitment that is not easy to come out of. It comes with responsibilities which can actually weigh you down and lead to repercussions that will make you regret every yes you said.
I am learning to say NO. It was difficult initially, now it liberates me. I am no longer afraid to say NO though it still needs a lot of effort to do so. I am actually keeping a track of all the times when I said No in the last few months.
You need to think of yourself before others. You cant help everyone, you just cant. You cant be everyone's savior. You cant take up every project just because no one else would. You cant keep feeling bad because you couldnt help someone.
This Ayurvedic doctor I used to visit said something that opened my eyes. he said 'You are not God. So you shouldn't try to behave like one. You can only do so much and beyond that its out of your control.'
So guys I am sorry to inform everyone that I AM NOT GOD:-)
I always thought that my best quality is that I am ever so willing to say yes to everything that life has to offer without thinking twice, actually without thinking even once.
Friends need help. And I would be the first one to say Yes i will help you.
People I have just met pouring their heart out about their problems. Yes I will solve them.
A new challenge at work which no one want to take up. Of course Yes I will do it.
Always looked at it as a sign of my enthusiasm for new things, my willingness to face new challenges, my unending desire to help people and be a nice human being.
Never realized that all these 'feel good' factors come along with some really 'feel bad' effects.
When you say yes to anything, its a kind of commitment that is not easy to come out of. It comes with responsibilities which can actually weigh you down and lead to repercussions that will make you regret every yes you said.
I am learning to say NO. It was difficult initially, now it liberates me. I am no longer afraid to say NO though it still needs a lot of effort to do so. I am actually keeping a track of all the times when I said No in the last few months.
You need to think of yourself before others. You cant help everyone, you just cant. You cant be everyone's savior. You cant take up every project just because no one else would. You cant keep feeling bad because you couldnt help someone.
This Ayurvedic doctor I used to visit said something that opened my eyes. he said 'You are not God. So you shouldn't try to behave like one. You can only do so much and beyond that its out of your control.'
So guys I am sorry to inform everyone that I AM NOT GOD:-)
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