It’s that feeling.
Very familiar now.
Too much to do.
Too little time.
You say yes,
When you ought to say no.
But if you say no
Who will do the thing?
In your secretmost heart, though
You ask,
“If I don’t say yes, then
Who will get the credit,
The thanks,
The approval?”
That question- the one right there?
That’s the very center of your persistent stress.
Constantly seeking external validation
To tell you
That you are good
Helpful
Smart
A good girl
A good boy.
Somebody.
Or some other something kinda like that.
When the antidote to stress
Is knowing
Internally
That you are good.
That you are kind.
That you are smart.
That you can say no.
And saying no does not make you bad.
You must finally know, inside,
That you matter.
Because if you don’t matter to yourself
All the stress reduction classes in the world
Won’t help a bit.
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