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ahem...
Attention all American young adults: It's ok to say 'no' to an invitation, even when you think you 'should' act in the positive.
I have to admit that I am sometimes guilty to the maybe syndrome of this generation, but I do believe I've come a little way toward decisiveness: letting my 'yes' be yes, and 'no' no, as Jesus would say.
As one who often is inviting students to 'good' events, I get maybes all the time. Of course, I've learned to accept the fact that 'maybe' basically means no, but that does not erase the annoyance such answers cause. Of course, even worse is the 'yes' that is just a scared no...grr...
We live in a world full to overflowing with opportunities, and many of them are worthwhile, and some are even great. We have to know how to navigate these invitations to use our time and attentions. We need to learn who we are, what's important to us, and from there make real decisions that we believe in, and will follow through on.
So, if you're a friend of mine, and I ask you to do something that you really can't, or even don't want to do, please have the courtesy to tell me 'no'. If I've never heard that from you before, I might be taken aback at first, but, I promise, I will thank you for it, eventually. If you really aren't sure yet, be honest, but then do follow-up with a decision.
Decisions are beautiful! We can learn from bad ones, and enjoy good ones. Non-decisions are lame, annoying, and void of learning.
Make a decision, today, and bring a smile to someone's day.
:)
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| | Posted 6/28/2006 9:55 PM - 40 Views - 10 eProps - 7 comments
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