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There’s a famous book called ‘The Power of Now’, which promises to instantly transform your life by teaching you to be present & mindful. It’s a great book. But, if you’re looking for real transformation, there’s nothing compared to the power of ‘No!’.
If you want to really transform your life, just say ‘No’.
The more you get used to saying ‘No!’ to things, the better your life will get.
The more you say ‘no’, the more successful you become.
“But wouldn’t that just turn you into a negative, selfish person?”
No! (See what I did there?)
In fact, it’s quite the opposite. If you say ‘yes’ to every opportunity, every request, and every option for what to do that comes your way, you’ll soon wind up being a victim of life & a servant to other people’s demands. You become easily manipulatable (if someone wants you to do something that no-one else wants to do – and they don’t want to do it – they just have to ask you!). And pretty soon, you’ll become resentful towards them and upset that you don’t have the success that you want… because you ‘didn’t have the time’ to work on your stuff because you were too busy working on theirs.
A true servant of Allah, a true spiritual warrior, is very careful about what they say ‘yes’ to because they know all the things they’re simultaneously saying ‘no’ to.
Look at it this way:
Anyone who automatically says ‘yes’ to people as a habit, almost certainly doesn’t have a solid spiritual practice.
Ouch. Harsh. But true – think about it…
…If you’re going to have a rock-solid spiritual practice like waking up before dawn to pray, for example, then you’re going to have to either say no to people, or wind up missing out on your practice.
Instead, when someone asks you to hang out late with them at night, say ‘no’.
When someone calls you just before your bed time and wants to tell you a long story about their love-life-drama, say ‘no’.
Say no.
Don’t explain. Don’t justify. Don’t apologise.
Just say no.
You can say it with love. But make it very clear.
Because when you say ‘yes’ to others, you might just be saying ‘no’ to yourself.
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Peace, Love & Blessings.
Mamoon