… that no is a necessary precursor to any, genuine, wholehearted yes

… because a life filled only with yes is a life without discrimination, without freedom, without choice

… a life shaped by the whims of others, the shifting trends of society or fashion, the fads of the moment

… and because a genuine yes can rarely take wing when smothered by what’s peripheral, incidental, distracting and unimportant.

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