It Takes Courage to Say No

The yes of a person who is not able to say no has no value at all. 

Greetings and felicitations everyone!Today I am back here to put together the thoughts running inside my mind on the topic "It takes courage to say no". When I talk about the courage to say no, each one of us can recall an incident when we were not pretty complying with the situation but just gave a nod in order to fit into the situation. Why is it so difficult to say no? It's just a word right?

One of our most fundamental needs is for social connection and a feeling that we belong. Saying no feels threatening our relationships. Amidst our struggles to fit in and be liked by our peers, we worry that saying no might make those same peers reject us. Many of us are afraid to say no because we fear this very exclusion and rejection. We fear facing cold shoulders from our favorite people. We are afraid that we might put the other person in dismay. If you are a people-pleaser, you always take it as your responsibility to nod a yes if anyone asks anything of you. But my dear friend, it is not your duty or moral obligation to jollify others by keeping your well being at stake and giving up on your cheerfulness. You have the right to choose your commitments and set your priorities right. Saying no isn't a piece of cake but it is that required skill that one should embrace in order to have any degree of focus in one's own life. If you say yes too often, you will imprison yourself of saying yes to the good while simultaneously saying no to the best things approaching your way. We usually give a green light to the situation  out of a sense of obligation but because of the absence of real sense of commitment, the whole situation moves along a snail's pace and thereby lavishing our time, energy as well as emotions.
In order to refrain from turning a situation into a mess for oursleves, we should rather make headway towards not only accepting this skill but also flourish as we take it along with ourself. This courage to say no lends a helping hand to prioritize yourself, and can even open new doors to the new opportunities that wouldn't have been accomplished by saying a yes. It permits us to set boundaries well.
No doubt, that fear of saying no is obvious at times but this needs to be inked out. Saying no can be essentially harder than saying a yes. It sometimes needs a lot more energy and it does need a lot more courage to say that two lettered simple but the most complex word.Saying no is not a weakness. A courageous no means that one is able to stand in for something and has the courage to stand alone. When you learn to say yes to yourself, you on the other hand learn to say no to others. This advantageous tool allows us to value ourselves more which creates more mental health stability by assisting with self care and building your self esteem. 

Let me remind you, you are the protagonist of your own story and you deserve to put your feelings and needs at the center of your life. You cannot take care of others if you can't look after your own self.

Being able to say no may enable you to be honest and authentic with others. You may be less likely to feel taken advantage of and people may learn to come to you for the things to which you are inclined to say a yes. People may learn to respect your yes rather than taking it for granted. 

And here I would like to conclude by saying that we need to learn to say no out of strength instead of saying yes with weakness.