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When to say yes and when to say no, that is the question.<\/b><\/p>\n
I\u2019m getting better at setting boundaries with people.\u00a0 <\/span>If I\u2019m tired and someone is visiting or calling, I tell him or her that I\u2019m tired and they (or I, as the case may be) need to go.\u00a0 <\/span>If I don\u2019t have the energy for a party, I generally don\u2019t go.\u00a0 <\/span>If I feel the need for alone time, I usually will say no to invitations for social occasions small or large.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s challenging to claim one\u2019s space in a world that expects us to \u201cdo it all.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>And I\u2019m learning.\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019m getting better at it.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Where I am still having difficulty, however, is in having too many jobs and commitments \u2013 both paid and unpaid.\u00a0 <\/span>I have been struggling to make a decision regarding one task in particular.\u00a0 <\/span>My gut has been telling me to let this responsibility go.\u00a0 <\/span>But (as it is wont to do) my brain keeps second-guessing my gut.<\/p>\n Does this happen to you?<\/p>\n Well, this particular situation was coming up for me big time.\u00a0 <\/span>It had been coming up for me for months, truth be told.\u00a0 <\/span>Do I continue to do this thing that I committed to even though it takes a big chunk of time away from the other things I am yearning to do?\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n I did a brief meditation and then I pulled a card from one of my oracle decks: Durga \u2013 Boundaries.<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Durga is the fierce warrioress aspect of Devi, which is basically the Hindu name for the Goddess.\u00a0 <\/span>Durga was successful in killing a nearly indestructible demon.\u00a0 <\/span>Well, when I consulted the oracle book, this is what I read: \u201cHow are you not protecting yourself, your life, your time?\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Whoa.\u00a0 <\/span>What a timely message.<\/p>\n I get it.\u00a0 <\/span>I let go of what no longer serves me.\u00a0 <\/span>I embrace that which brings me joy and that which serves my highest good.<\/p>\n So be it.<\/p>\n May you also learn to discriminate between that which is essential in your life and that which no longer serves you.<\/p>\n Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When to say yes and when to say no, that is the question. I\u2019m getting better at setting boundaries with people.\u00a0 If I\u2019m tired and someone is visiting or calling, I tell him or her that I\u2019m tired and they (or I, as the case may be) need to go.\u00a0 If I don\u2019t have the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":553,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,421,422,381,410],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blessings","category-boundaries","category-durga","category-saying-no","category-self-care"],"yoast_head":"\n