“One of the things I remind myself – and my loved ones remind me when I forget – is that my no isn’t just a no, it is also a yes. When I’m clear enough to say no to what I don’t want, then I have more room to say yes to what I do want. I can’t have my true yeses without the nos.”

“One of the things I remind myself – and my loved ones remind me when I forget – is that my no isn’t just a no, it is also a yes. When I’m clear enough to say no to what I don’t want, then I have more room to say yes to what I do want. I can’t have my true yeses without the nos.”

— Mia Birdsong