Saturday, November 03, 2007

Scribbles and Scrambles - NO!



What's in a word?


One of my personal favorites is a short one. To the point. Concise. Oops -- I've become redundant.


One syllable. Easily learned by toddlers and a staple for two-year-olds.


A cinch to interpret unless you have no access to body language or voice inflection.


But there is a problem with this word.


Kind of like the teensy, tiny systemic meltdowns that we all experience during cold and virus season. One not-visible-with-the-naked-eye germ can stomp us for days.


One well-timed "no" can destroy my day.


And just like bacteria can dig in deep and become resistant to antibiotics and actually become life-threatening...my attitude toward the word "no" can become a life-ruiner.
Suffering from any forms of no-itis?


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