Today I said “no”. I was quite surprised with this because sometimes most of the time I can’t say it. Some people say this is a great quality, but to be honest with you I don’t know if I agree with this. Sometimes saying “no” is necessary and vital, and knowing when to say “no” is even more important.
Do I feel better after saying “no”? No, not at all! Do I fell bad after saying “no”? Kind of… I’ve been thinking about this since I said it earlier today. “Should I have accepted the invitation?” “Is she mad at me?” “Will she be mad at me for a long time?” These are the type of questions that are bothering me right now… See, it wasn’t a huge “no” to be said. It was a simple “no” for a simple afternoon party invitation.
I was also invited for another thing today. This time I said “maybe” and I’m really considering calling my friend to say “no” to him too. I haven’t really made up my mind about his invitation. I could easily go, but this saying “no” thing is starting to become interesting. Perhaps I should practice it more often…
Hi, I'm Fernando Souza. An ESL teacher based in Rio de Janeiro who works for language schools and multinational companies. At the moment I’m working on a distance learning project based on moodle.
A Bittersweet Life is my personal website, a place where I keep my own blog, in which I write about music, cinema, television and mainly about useless facts about my pathetic life. Nothing very interesting, really!
