The Hard No

Spark #323 - When your body knows before your mind catches up

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My body feels the resistance before my mind can explain it.
It shows up as tightness in my gut and tension in my throat.

Sometimes it simply screams.
No.

Even as my fingers type the email, I feel the dread.
The words start to form and something in me pulls back.

Don’t do it, Cara.
You’re done with this.
This is not who you are anymore.

Some of these hard no’s are professional. Some are social. Most are just old patterns.

They show up when I’m about to say yes too quickly.
When I’m about to go back to who I used to be.

I’m learning to trust that resistance.
It’s usually right.

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