Strength

It’s the little things in life that put a smile on our face. It can be as simple as someone saying good morning to you with a smile. But we often forget how these little things in our life take us a long way. The simple decisions we make are just as important. Every decision leads to a certain series of events. Change your decision, change the events. But have you ever thought, what do we need to make the right decision?

She was at a fine age. The age at which you were old enough to make your own decisions and young enough to execute them on your own. There was just one problem. She lacked the strength. 

It was a rainy day, late in the afternoon. She had just taken a warm shower and was heading out to a cafe with her laptop in hopes that she could get a decent amount of work done. Just as she was leaving the house her mom said to her, “Daisy darling, could you grab some bread and milk on your way home”. “Why mom”? “We have guests coming over for dinner”, her mom answered. Daisy hesitated for a minute and then said,“So why can't you bring the milk and bread ? '' “Please Daisy, it would be a great help”. “Fine mother”.

Now you might be thinking, Daisy first said no to her mother because she didn't want to help her mother, but that wasn't the case. The real reason Daisy was thinking of saying no at first was because she was on a tight schedule. What you don't know is she had all this homework and studying to do which she had planned down to the minute, so when her mom asked her to go to the store she hesitated in saying yes because she felt it would mess up her plan. What do you think is the right choice here? If Daisy says no to her mom she will easily be able to finish all her work but her mom will find it difficult to finish making dinner. If Daisy says yes to her mom she might just have to make a compromise in her schedule but making dinner will be a breeze for her mom.

Daisy rushed off to the cafe trying to rearrange her tasks so she could finish them, get the stuff her mom wanted and be home in time for dinner. As she reached the cafe she sat down and got started with her work, crossing off each task as she finished it. By 6pm all she had left to do was write her  book report. She couldn't believe it! She was going to finish all her work. Just as she was writing the title of the book an elderly lady came up to her and said “Hello dear, could you help me with my bags”? “ How can I say no to her?”Daisy thought and so, she agreed and carried the women's bags all the way to her car. As she was making her way back to the cafe a man came up to her. He looked like he was in his early 20’s. “Hello miss”. “I am from the ridge beverage company and I am doing a survey.” “ Can I have your opinions on the following”. Daisy hesitated, knowing she had a book report to start but the man had already put forward the question so she began to answer. “Thank you for your time”, said the man. ‘Finally’, she thought. She looked at the time. It was 7:03pm. Daisy was tense. She rushed to pack up her things and hurried to the grocery store. She got the stuff her mom had asked for and went home. Dinner was great. Daisy enjoyed it. As the guests left she remembered that she had to finish her book report but it was 11:37pm and she was exhausted. Daisy thought she needed strength. Strength to get rid of the exhaustion. Strength to finish her work. But she didn't realize she was misjudging where she needed strength.

It seems pretty straight forward, right? She was tired but she had to stay up to finish her work. So, she needed the strength and energy to get the job done. 

Let's analyse her day before we rush to any conclusions. At 6pm she was going to start writing her report but she helped the old woman and then gave a survey. Did she really have to do those things? No. She could have easily said no to the woman and the survey taker and finished her work. Giving this a second thought I think it is justified why she helped the woman- she really needed the help- but she should've said no to the survey.

We need both the strength and understanding of when to say yes and when to say no. 

Some things can easily be avoided or shortened, saving us loads of time. Look back at yesterday. Were there some things you could have shortened or avoided completely?

The only thing keeping us from our goals is the simple answer of yes or no and the strength to stand up for yourself and say them:)