The Power Of Yes

In this crazy, fast paced, overwhelming world we live in, saying no is often a very good idea.  It's usually at the top of the list if you want to de-stressify, slow down, and find more space.  Sometimes no is what's needed.

But what if we said yes?  What if saying yes opened doors, created opportunities.  What about the power of yes?

Admittedly, I tend to be a "no" person.  It fits perfectly with the "what if's", another of my specialties.  Who knows what will happen if I say yes?  What if it's something scary or bad?  It's seems safer to stay in my comfortable cocoon, right?

And yet...

What if something amazing happened?  What if somebody asked, and I put aside my doubts and fears, and it was exactly what I needed?  In January I promised myself that this would be the year I'd grab the happy and embrace possibility.  No going back now.

The universe answered, with two big questions.  And surprisingly, I said yes.

The first yes was agreeing to be Editor of the Forever Fierce Newsletter, "The Spark".  I had no editorial experience, no idea what I was doing, or how to begin.  But Catherine had faith in me where I had none,  and for the first time in forever I saw what she saw.  

I'm having a blast.  Week after week I'm slowly learning and figuring it out, and I've tapped into a skill set I didn't know I possessed.  I've made so many friends, interviewed amazing women, and gotten back some much needed self confidence.

The second big yes happened last week, and I won't share the details yet, but I'm so excited I've been bouncing off the walls.  It's an opportunity to work with two women that I love, and admire, and want to be like when I grow up.  Except they're younger than me.  But whatever. 

It's the heart afraid of breaking, that never learns to dance

It's the dream afraid of waking, that never takes the chance

It's the one who won't be taking, who cannot seem to give

And the soul afraid of dying, that never learns to live.

--Bette Midler, The Rose

I want to dance, take chances, give, and really, really live. Don't you?

Say yes.