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I bet you’re Mr/Ms Reliable
Always there in a pinch
Quick to say yes cause you wanna help
You got it in a clinch.
But when you get tired
No ones to be found
Left alone with no help
How familiar does this sound?
But listen, it’s okay to say no.
In fact there’s strength in it.
It takes away the stress of feeling obligated.
Empowers you to do what’s to your benefit.
Do you have difficulty telling people no even when you want to? Are you helping people out then beating yourself up about it afterwards? Do your friends and family call on you constantly as a reliable source of help? If you answered yes, then you need to take a moment and evaluate yourself. It’s okay to tell people no. It is not your responsibility to always feel obligated to help others out or come to their rescue.
While it is a blessing to help others, and we should, you have to make sure that you are not enabling someone to always seek help instead of helping themselves. You must be cautious that you don’t become their permanent crutch. Don’t allow yourself to be misused. At some point, you need to learn how to tell people no.
The weight of self-guilt can become stressful when you constantly allow yourself to be boxed into saying yes. Oftentimes, we sacrifice ourselves when it’s in our best interest to simply say no. You do both yourself and the other person a disservice when you don’ t listen to your intuition and help or not help accordingly.
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