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Daily writing prompt

How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals?

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I think when I was younger, I didn’t say “no” often enough. No doubt this led to the…postponement of some of my goals.

However, I think as we get older, we need to remember that it is okay to say “Yes”. Social media is full of those posts that say things like “got to that concert. Go to that game> Do the things you want to do in life.

To answer the prompt, yes there are things I’ve said no to that “interfered” with my goals. After my divorce, I wanted to get recertified as a teacher ASAP and return to South Carolina. I did not account for meeting X2 and being happy.

Even though X2 and I split up several years ago, I’ve realized that my life is here in Michigan. That’s not to say that either my marriage, my LTR or my kids are an accident. Far from it. It’s like the John Lennon line: “life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans”. Sometimes something or somebody comes long that makes you decide to re-write the plan.

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