the power of no

Toddler: No, you can’t have everything you want. Student: No, that’s not the correct answer. Teenager: No, I don’t want to date you again. Business Woman: No, your price is too high. Rejection in all phases of life and we are told to deal with it, don’t let it get you down, just keep moving forward. The lesson to be learned is to turn my sensitivity off and start using the power of no. During a conversation over a game of chess, our topic was about strategy. The more times you are rejected, the more you want what you can’t have. Huh? Maybe I’ve got a little too much estrogen in my system to understand that motivation. But critics point a finger and claim I do fold easy. Funny, I thought I was a bull dog in my determination – oh wait, that’s already in use by the Republicans concerning another lady, but I won’t go there. No, I won’t.

I angled my bishop across the board to “check” my opponent, and he congratulated me on the smart move. I ate some more French fries and noisily licked my ketchup-stained fingers. Swirling in my self-assurance, I was secretly intoxicated by my own ego. I didn’t see it coming – his lowly little pawn took out my bishop and opened the door for his queen to capture my king. I had no where to go. Check mate in one silly little move! Just when you think you’ve got the tiger by the tail, you find the tiger has you. No, I didn’t win.

Gloria sounded great on the phone again this morning. Her voice has that perkiness that is so her. She understands the power. She told that cancer “NO” and she won.