THE POWER OF NO 🚫

AND ONE OF THE HARDEST WORDS TO SAY

A while back I wrote a post on REJECTION where I briefly mentioned the power of saying '“NO” and how this affects us. It is very true that most people find it so much easier and want to say “Yes” and usually struggle with saying “No”. The reasons for this vary from wanting to please people, wanting to fit in, or at least not wanting to stand out, the need to be seen as helpful, feeling obligated, etc. Often saying “Yes” even if we really don’t want to can become destructive and even toxic.

We often fear to say “No”, even if that would serve us so much better, simply because we are afraid that the other person would see it as a rejection and feel offended. It does very much fit in with the toxic left wing propaganda, that nowadays feelings, especially those of others, matter more than facts and setting healthy boundaries is seen as a right wing evil.

“The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.” — Pythagoras

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I mentioned the low percentage of people saying “No” to the jab and all else that is happening right in front of their eyes. And even now, with all the information that is available, knowing there never was a pandemic, that lockdowns, masking, and useless testing was to coerce and push people into getting the jab to make Big Pharma happy and even more powerful. Just imagine if everyone would have simply said “NO, WE WILL NOT COMPLY!” That little two letter word could have made all the difference. What terrifies me is that next time - and there will be a next time - the majority will play along again. We know that Disease X is coming. Nobody knows what it is but the WHO has it on its list of Prioritizing diseases for research and development in emergency contexts since 2018.

It is explained away by the WHO as follows:

Disease X is a placeholder name that was adopted by the World Health Organisation in February 2018 on their shortlist of blueprint priority diseases to represent a hypothetical, unknown pathogen that could cause a future epidemic. The WHO adopted the placeholder name to ensure that their planning was sufficiently flexible to adapt to an unknown pathogen.

“No is a complete sentence. It does not require an explanation to follow. You can truly answer someone’s request with a simple no.” — Sharon E. Rainey

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And now, I would really like to know how you can plan and prepare for something you don’t know and that does not exist. Perhaps I am just ignorant - as I am not a scientist - but for what it’s worth, I say NO!

My best guess is that Disease X is there to explain away the many side effects of the so-called vaccine. We do not know the long term effects and what better way than to invent a new mysterious disease to explain when people die for no apparent reason other than being vaccinated and boostered many times.

“No” is a powerful word. It does help us set boundaries and we need to learn to use it at the right time at the right place. Saying “No” does not make us egotistical and it can be very liberating.

“Don’t say maybe if you want to say no.” — Paulo Coelho

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I very much used to be a people pleaser and found it difficult to impossible to say „No“ and I tried too hard to avoid rejection. I know that I am not alone. And even when I did say “No”, I felt almost obliged to justify myself for doing so. A lot of people immediately go into lengthy explanations why they say “No”. I did not go from one extreme to another but to a healthy state of knowing which battles to fight and what to simply let go, when it is good and right for me to say yes and when to say no. I also do not volunteer an explanation and very often the “No” is just accepted for what it is without any questions. It is a process, a learning that becomes easier with practice. It is best to start with small things and work your way up. Thankfully, I found it very easy to say no when it really counted!

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” — Mark Twain

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🎶My Song for you

Human Behaviour by Björk is the perfect song for this post!

For more good music, go to this Spotify playlist where you can find all the songs from the Change & Evolve Letters!

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📚My Poem for you

Is by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)

The Crystal Gazer

I shall gather myself into myself again,
I shall take my scattered selves and make them one,
Fusing them into a polished crystal ball
Where I can see the moon and the flashing sun.

I shall sit like a sibyl, hour after hour intent,
Watching the future come and the present go,
And the little shifting pictures of people rushing
In restless self-importance to and fro.

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👀Impression

Spock saying “No” to any activity whatsoever…

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Does “No” come easy to you or do you prefer to say yes?

Let me know your thoughts in the comments, leave a ❤️ or send me a message. I always love hearing from you.

Wishing you a wonderful day wherever you are.

Yours

Tanja 🤗

Change & Evolve and feel free to get in touch