The greatest failing as women is our reluctance to say what we want. Even in situations when we are asked, there is a certain amount of reluctance “to be a bother” or “to be too demanding”.

At other times we expect those around us to anticipate our needs and we are disappointed when the response is not what we expected. We expect those around us to read our minds, but that is unfair to them, and to us. Further, it suggests that we do not want to be responsible for our lives, and have sought to put that responsibility on others, which again, is a disservice to us and them.

It is time that we learn to ask for what we really want, as that is part of being fully responsible for our lives.

 

Throughout the day, we invite you to revisit this quote. Below are a few questions you may wish to ask yourself, and those who journal may find them especially useful:

• Am I afraid to speak up and say what I want or don’t want?
• In what situations am I still afraid to speak up?
• Why am I still afraid?
• What have been some of the consequences in instances when I should have spoken up but did not do so?

 

 

Best wishes and have a great day!