The power of....what's that word again?

N   __.

I'd  like to buy a vowel, Vanna.

Sometimes I feel like I'm on Wheel of Fortune and the answer is staring me right in the face but I don't get it.

That two little word is so powerful and yet so deadly.

Being able to say "no" to someone or something gives us power.  It says I choose to do the important things and whatever you just asked is not on my list.

Yes, it does hurt....especially if you have "savior syndrome."  

I am the only one who can help.

They need Me, otherwise they would have asked someone else to do it.

But saying "no" is more than giving up control in that instance; it is giving someone else a chance to help...to feel needed.  Side note: if no one steps up to the plate, it might be a good idea to just let that project go.  "Let it go; let it go"  sing along with me!

Here's the danger part of NO.

One does not take time for oneself.  The healthy eating plan gets pushed aside to busy-ness and before you know it, you are in line at McDonald's (AGAIN!!!).

Not being able to say "no" robs one of sleep.  You find yourself awake at 1:30 a.m. writing letters and thinking about the upcoming event (you know, the one you didn't ask for help and now you are doing it all alone?!?).

2 big stressors--- over eating or not eating the right balance of food AND lack of sleep.

So now that you know what I've been up to, how about you?  All well outside the Strawberry Patch?

In brighter news, I heard an amazing health report by one Grainiac.  Praise God!!!!!!

Keep working on the power of NO.

Signing off,
Strawberry
48 pounds to go.