Nope!

During this journey on earth, we must declare, “I’m too blessed to be stressed!” Once that proclamation has been declared, we should say, “Nope. No. Nada. Not having it. Get lost. Take it somewhere else,” or whatever phrase empowers us to say no. 

We have to shut the door on negative people, darkness, unhappy beings or people with no light nor plan for their lives. Life is entirely too precious to be bombarded by angry, dark souls that go around lashing out at people that they do not know. If the people in their personal spheres allow them to behave in that manner, that’s their red wagons.  But, unsuspecting victims of their angsts have a right and responsibility to tell them that is not happening here. Period.

Simply say, “No,” to insecure people. They are souls that have not done their me work. They obviously have not done the inside job of becoming emotionally clutter- free. And, yes. It is a job that takes lots of work. It is comparable to tilling a garden while continually pulling up the weeds. So, for those who are pruning their personal gardens on a daily basis, they have every right to stop others from trampling on what they have taken their  precious time to build.

They have taken the required hours to delete, declutter and clear out mental junk.  They have taken inventories and decided what must go and what should stay. They know that happiness is an inside job and they have the wherewithal to know how to draw thick lines of demarcation around their territory.  “Thus far and no further,” says one writer.  Even Robert Frost reminded us that “good fences make good neighbors.”  Saying “No,” should be stated emphatically and even declared to the rambling people with no agenda for their lives.

Let them know that they can take it to the bridge.  We are not here to make unhappy people laugh unless we are comedians. We are not here to be the whipping boy unless we are sadistic in nature and have very low self-esteem, which is unfortunate. As we say, “No,” to those who attempt to spread dark shadows across our light spaces, “Say it loud,” as James Brown said. Nope!  Put up the big No sign. Let them talk to the hand and help them exit either stage left or right and continue to enjoy that  hard-earned peace and light!

Lynn M.
June 1, 2024