Every Yes is a No

Tip#15: Yes, Yes, or No, No

When I say, "Yes," to one thing, I am saying, "No," to something else. It would be nice if we could actually do everything we want to do; but, a reality of this life is that there are 24 hours in a day and we need to spend a good portion of those hours sleeping.

Last year a friend and I decided to learn how to play bagpipes. We were assured that if we practiced an hour/day we could learn to play bagpipes in one year. That is most likely true. We haven't found out because we haven't said, "No," to something else that takes an hour/day.

That is part of the beauty of simplicity. By living simply, we can say, "Yes," more often, be more available. Before taking on something new, it is important to decide what will be dropped to make room for the new activity, then, decide which is most important.

Matthew 5.37:

Let your word be “Yes, Yes” or “No, No”; anything more than this comes from the evil one.