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Feel free to say NO

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It was challenging for me to say a no,

As it was tough for me to upset you.

Hence I was behind a yes even though,

I lacked my space and ease with a yes.

 

I know, they are only my real friends,

Who make me guilt free to say a no.

Who make me feel at ease to say a no.

Who respect my freedom of expression.

Author: Akhila

Akhila is the founder and sole contributor of wordsandnotion.com and qualitynotion.com. By profession she is a software Quality and Quantitative data analyst. She is a self motivated life long learner who loves to decode signs from the universe. Her weirdness is totally aligned with her real life stories and thought experiments. She is the author of “Know them, One answer to many questions” (a General Knowledge book) and “I Had a Crush - The 17 Kinks” (A free ebook of 17 short stories)

125 thoughts on “Feel free to say NO”

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  2. Maniparna Sengupta Majumder
    November 7, 2016 at 5:18 am

    Saying No is an art also. One of my friends, she does it very well..she can say ‘no’ without making others angry! I’m sort of dumb…I blatantly say ‘no’ and as you’ve said, only true friends can take that. And, we don’t have a lot of true friends…

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  3. O'Shine ORIGINAL
    November 3, 2016 at 9:16 pm

    . . . Say NO without explaining yourself.

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  4. Jackie Jain
    November 3, 2016 at 8:24 pm

    Yes very true Akhila. . I can relate to this and most of us can relate to this as we face it daily. There are only a few people with whom we feel at ease of saying no. With others, we just try to please them and say yes even though inside we know we wanted to say ‘no’.. People with whom we feel free to talk irrespective of whether they will agree or disagree upon, are real friends. .

    Good evening. 🙂

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  5. Shivangi
    November 3, 2016 at 7:09 pm

    Wonderful Akhila! wise words spoken simply👏👏👏

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  6. durgakrishnan
    November 3, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    So difficult yet true. I reckon many struggle to do it knowing the importance of doing it. Great post and a reminder to all. 😉

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  7. my valiant soul
    November 3, 2016 at 6:09 pm

    Wise words!:)

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  8. Puneet
    November 3, 2016 at 5:19 pm

    Well, it gets very tough for me to say No.

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  9. Ameena k.g
    November 3, 2016 at 3:58 pm

    Ohhhh yes! I love this Akhila. Real friends would not make you feel guilty for saying No, rather they would respect it

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  10. Cattie's World
    November 3, 2016 at 3:42 pm

    Like the Boss says to you , “Come here and polish my shoes”. And You should have the Courage to say “No”.

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  11. Cattie's World
    November 3, 2016 at 3:41 pm

    Its Okay to say ‘No’. But some people kill themselves by saying Yes and then end up all frustrated.

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  12. Meenakshi Sethi
    November 3, 2016 at 2:07 pm

    Yes you described it so perfectly!

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  14. thewritewomanblog
    November 3, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    I cannot agree with you more, Akhila! A post with a lot of relevance to what I just had in my mind. It is the most difficult word to speak out sometimes without hurting someone and without them misunderstanding your answer to be rejection or downright denial. “Who respect my freedom of expression.” so well expressed! Yes, you need to express your views and expression. Thank you for sharing!

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  15. Bikramjit
    November 3, 2016 at 12:36 pm

    Oh yes the dilemma of upsetting someone.. No Is a beautiful word..We all need ti learn it..

    I am.learning tooo the hard way…

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  16. Tanya
    November 3, 2016 at 12:36 pm

    Aahhhh! I get you. I struggle with saying no. I have to learn that I can’t please everybody. And that it’s human to say no.

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  17. Josh
    November 3, 2016 at 10:08 am

    No no no no no noooooooo!

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  18. tingleurtastebuds
    November 3, 2016 at 10:00 am

    Yeah true. Sometimes you just cannot say that small word NO. But it is better to say NO rather than say a Yes and regret later.

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  19. myheartbeats4ublog
    November 3, 2016 at 9:42 am

    Yes, ‘No’ is not a preferred /easy option, especially when the apprehension of hurting someone close, who, you feel would prefer a ‘Yes’. But those with the courage of conviction to say ‘No’ need not feel guilty, for, their real friends would understand & appreciate the genuineness of that ‘No’.

    And, very much yes, ma’am akhila, a beautiful post. cheers

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  20. ecstacy49
    November 3, 2016 at 9:37 am

    It’s a big word indeed and people take it as a rude reply. But believe it, it’s the hardest thing one can do or say.

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  23. cp_chithra_cp
    November 3, 2016 at 9:17 am

    Oh..true!! To those who are close to us, we may feel free to say a No! But to others we would sometimes feel awkward thinking that how they may feel it..But there is nothing about saying a No, if we are not comfortable with something or we can not go with it..😊😊

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  24. Idle Muser
    November 3, 2016 at 9:17 am

    It’s important to learn to say NO. And much more important to stay surrounded with the ones who do not question that NO.

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  25. novelistbaba
    November 3, 2016 at 9:12 am

    every yes
    is too much,
    where, there
    can never
    be a no.

    true words……great poem……loved it! 🙂

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  26. Nisthur Anadi
    November 3, 2016 at 9:07 am

    Need courage to say No !

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  27. amal_ko
    November 3, 2016 at 9:03 am

    Nice wording👏 keep up the good work

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