Daily writing prompt

How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals?

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So the actual writing prompt question was, “How often do you say ‘no’ to things that would interfere with your goals?”

I’m more interested, however, in saying no to preserve one’s own sense of self, and boundaries, which I suppose is, itself, a goal. Fostering self-confidence, and taking care of oneself.

This is definitely something with which I struggle regularly, but I’m working on it. I have some lingering issues leaving me in flight/freeze/fawn mode on a regular basis.

It’s one more thing to bring up in therapy, along with other realizations that have come to light over the course of the past few days.

Maybe what you say “yes” to is every bit as important as when you say “no.”

Yes, I deserve to be happy. Yes, I can rediscover my identity and lead a satisfying life while living a thousand miles from kiddo.

I have to believe that. Otherwise, what’s the point?