In the movie Yes Man with Jim Carrey – he starts out as a “No Man”, saying no to every request, opportunity and offer from his boss, his clients (he is a loan officer so it’s easy to say no) and his friends.
I was suprised by how much I saw myself in this character. Though I don’t always say no I find myself wanting to, especially when I overschedule my days….
As the title implies, Jim Carrey soon becomes a Yes Man, this time saying yes to every opportunity and question that comes his way, nomatter who or where it comes from…and he truly begins experiencing his life like never before.
When we say Yes to opportunity, expecially opportunity that looks, sounds or feels very different than our norm, it opens up a part of ourselves and brings an aliveness to our existence.
Can we truly say yes to everything, nomatter what it is? That’s not the idea. The idea is to consider saying Yes to what initially may seem uncomfortable or different, especially if it may bring us closer to our vision for what we want in life. What we are saying is Yes to life!
What would you like to say Yes to?
I love this mindset!! Great advice, and it’s interesting to think of what we could accomplish if we kept saying “yes” more often.
Thank you! I just looked at your blog and love your 100 things in 365 days mission!