It’s not really that hard.
My friend came to Me the other day and told me “ I tried your advice and it worked great !”
“What advice was that?”
He smiled
“I told them” “ No!”
Not “ No thank you” or “ Not right now”
I smiled…
The firmness of the monosyllabus is amazingly satisfying …
No!
No … is not an invite to begging, pleading or negotiating . When shared with determined straightforwardness followed by an immediate change of subject or attention it is so relaxing..
My ten year old little girl told my 14 year old, a little bigger little girl ….
“Listen
No does mean beg…” and walked away from whatever the situation was…
She was smiling…
”But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.“
Matthew 5:37
