tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post8189151421185665893..comments2024-03-21T00:30:14.738-07:00Comments on Yoga in the Dragon's Den: The not-so-fine art of saying noNobelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-67989989976476038662012-04-30T10:07:07.416-07:002012-04-30T10:07:07.416-07:00I think many of us are hardwired since at least el...I think many of us are hardwired since at least elementary school (being a "good boy/girl", etc.) to say yes and be nice to people. Which is what makes saying no when it is absolutely necessary so difficult.Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-23271554371585024052012-04-30T06:21:58.780-07:002012-04-30T06:21:58.780-07:00No is so hard. I have had to say no recently to s...No is so hard. I have had to say no recently to someone close to me who always crosses the line. It sounds very similar, she asks for something and the "nice" part of me wants to help, while the rest is screaming "noooooooo!" It's very difficult to navigate. I always have to ask myself if I can live with this answer later, how I will feel 5 or 10 years from now.<br />I can tell I got it right when I feel relief after I say it.DeborahShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342199099292606304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-85877630390620386042012-04-29T10:24:24.997-07:002012-04-29T10:24:24.997-07:00Yes. Perhaps the single greatest benefit of my pra...Yes. Perhaps the single greatest benefit of my practice (I wonder if this counts as a siddhi? :-)) is gaining this strength to say no when I need to.Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-28573584932716998962012-04-29T05:36:08.064-07:002012-04-29T05:36:08.064-07:00it is completely OK to say NO:) I use the term fre...it is completely OK to say NO:) I use the term frequently as to not have resentment towards things I really do not want to do and towards the people whom have asked. No is healthy!JayaKrishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06706180494799838667noreply@blogger.com