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Tag Archives: grace
How To Really Fight Fire: Loving The Unlovable
As the world seems to be dragging into ever increasing darkness, With more mass terror, violence, and abject inhumanity unleashed… Naturally our own anger and fears are stirred. We also feel powerless to do anything about it. Continue reading
Jane’s Prediction: The End of Shadow Pride and Prejudices
Wobbly standing on the galactic shoulders of Miss Jane Austen like a knobby-kneed seventh grade cheerleader, I put forth this thought: We, the human race, must sort out a few things about pride in order to finally shed our prejudices, … Continue reading
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A Perception Injection. Banishing Some of Reality’s Wrinkles
Forget Botox. Here are a few injectable words about perception that I think might make the world more beautiful: Perception is incredibly powerful. Or isn’t it? Is it my perception that perception is powerful, … Continue reading
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What The Buck? Let’s Talk Money, Honeys
Several weeks ago, without a second thought, a dear friend spotted me a dollar for a coffee refill at a cash-only cafe. In that moment, she may as well have been offering me a gold brick, so desperate was I … Continue reading
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The Power of “No.”
Some dear friends were recently complimenting me on my ability to say “no.”
I was surprised yet pleased, because saying “no” doesn’t come naturally to me. I’ve had to work at it like I’ve had to work on my posture or my penmanship, since saying “yes” is my reflex.
My sister and I have long shared a joke about the a nodding “yes” that almost indiscernibly segues into the gentle “no” — complete with the casual shaking of the head. When we observed people doing the “yyyeahhhhhhhnnnnnoooooo,” it cracked us up because it was so relatable. Neither of us really knew how to say “no.”
For years, I would automatically answer “yes” to invitations — Yo Alix, do you want to go ice fishing at 4 a.m.? (beat) Um, yeah — because I didn’t have the skills or confidence to kindly decline. God forbid I should offend someone. I mean, what if they don’t like me? Everyone has to like me, right? Right?
I would accept jobs, social obligations, or projects that I really wasn’t feeling for one reason or another but felt powerless to refuse. I really love people. I don’t want to let them down. It seemed much easier to let me down than let others down. Continue reading