THE IMPORTANCE OF "NO"

Monday, March 16, 2009

"Cultivating a sincere "no" is a major part of growing up into our spiritual freedom."

Kristin Armstrong said that her children's birthdays fall in October and November and then comes Thanksgiving and suddenly it's Christmas. There are demands for time and attention and it produces a lot of anxiety, trying to keep everybody happy. One year she decided to say "no" to a lot of requests to "go here and there" and do "this and that." She said it was a big lesson for her and a big blessing for her family.

She went on to say, "Realizing that my "no" did not need to be accompanied by a lot of explanations, apologies or shuffling was also a great burst of freedom; it could simply stand on its own. The only person to whom we owe an explanation is to God."

(You will want to read Kristin"s excellent book, Work In Progress--An Unfinished Woman's Guide To Grace. Scroll back down to my review and book giveaway and sign up for a chance to win one of five I will be giving a way)