For many of us, "yes" has become our mantra. We say yes for many reasons-we want to helpful, kind, and thoughtful. We want to be there when people need us and we don't want to let them down, disappoint or displease them. Unsurprisingly, people always assume that we will drop everything to help them or do what they want us to do. And over time, they become used to us giving up our time for them and putting their needs and wants before our own. Today, is the day that you begin to say NO, when you mean NO. Today, you begin to stop worrying about other people’s reactions and feelings. Today, stop creating a bunch of imaginary negative scenarios that you think will happen from you telling someone no-the world will not crumble if you tell someone no, no matter what guilt trip the person you said no to tries to put upon you. Today, recognize that saying no is a really positive thing. You don’t say no to purposely hurt others; you say no to protect yourself from people and situations that can hurt you. And, when you say no to draining people and situations, you open up the space for positive energy and relationships to enter your life. Your no creates the necessary boundaries that give you time for yourself, time to focus on your self-care and interests and what matters most to you. Your no protects your personal power in your relationships. Your no allows you to say yes to things that are important to you. And, when you are self-empowered you know you are enough, you know you are worthy enough to say no because your needs are just as important. You know you don’t need to exhaust yourself doing everything for everyone else in order to be liked and valued.Today, say no, when you mean no and in doing so, you will be saying yes to you.

Just for today, I nourish myself by saying no when I mean no and yes when I mean yes. I know what I want and I do not have to apologize for it. No person, place or things has any power over me for I am the only thinker in my mind. I create my reality and everyone in it. I am beautiful and everyone loves me. All is truly well in my world. And so it is.