Psychological
What if saying no is the most generous thing you can do?
Every time you say yes when you mean no, you pay a little. Energy. Time. Resentment. Lorde noticed something most people miss: that guilt about saying no is often someone else's expectation living inside you.
When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.— Audre Lorde
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The thinker
Poet, Essayist, Activist
Audre Lorde (1934-1992) was an American writer and civil rights activist whose essays and poetry explored identity, oppression, and the radical power of self-definition.
Based on Audre Lorde — The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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