Saying No To An Opening

The Opening that is before me now doesn’t seem right. It does not align with what I want for my life. I am concerned that, if I walk away from this Opening, I may be making a mistake. How do I discern what to do?

Openings Are Not Absolute

Our journeys revolve around the choices we make. We have agency and free choice to go in any direction that we want. We learn from our choices and they set the direction of our lives. There is no set path that we must follow. We have many paths that we can follow throughout our lifetime.

Openings are not absolute. The fact that an Opening has appeared does not require a yes from us. An Opening can be an opportunity, an insight, a change or a loss. Its purpose is to move us forward in some way. Saying yes or no to an Opening moves us forward. Each answer sends us in a different direction.

So, how does this view that Openings are not absolute change our perspectives? Openings are opportunities – they come in different forms. Openings do not all have to be walked through. Just examining an Opening, without entering it, can serve a purpose in our lives. The presence of an Opening has many meanings.

Each Opening Has A Purpose

When an Opening appears, our first act is to see it. Then, if we are strong, we can welcome it, whatever its nature. As we expand our conception of Openings, our lives expand as well. Openings come in many varieties. We do not have to live in a world where every Opening must be walked through. We can grow by saying no.

In some cases, we may initially want to say no to an Opening, but realize it is an unhealthy reaction. In this case, the Opening may show us where we have fear or resistance around something. Our initial no leads to movement. It could very well be that saying yes is the best choice for us to make. In saying yes, we overcome the fear or resistance that was present when we initially said no.

When we decide to say no to an opening, the movement we experience can be powerful. Saying no can help us grow, exercise our agency, refine what we want in our lives and assert our freedom. With either a no or a yes to an Opening can come pressure from within and without. Handling that pressure is also movement forward.

Making The Most Of Saying No To An Opening

Saying no to an Opening can come in stages. These stages are beneficial to us and inform us about ourselves. As we first identify an Opening, we can carefully observe our reactions to it. We can examine what the Opening is asking of us. We can decide what we need to make a decision to say yes or no. We can make that decision quickly or take our time.