My new "say yes to everything" (well, almost everything...) attitude is making me wonder why I ever said "No" before. In the last year or so of my life I have realised that I am the kind of person who, more often than not, politely declines invitations to things that are new or slightly beyond my "comfort zone". I am the kind of person who after making a commitment to something new almost immediately regrets it. Then I stress myself out thinking about the stressfulness of the newest commitment. Ridiculous, I know.
What a relief to have had this epiphany! After acknowledging this tendency to say "no" simply as a mechanism to avoid stress, I was able to correct the situation. My new life here in London is one where I can start new. I can paint myself a different colour without being seen as a chameleon. Here's to saying goodbye to fear and hello to opportunity!
