Agency Definition: the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power; something used to achieve an end ― Merriam-Webster Dictionary Synonyms : agent, activator, catalyst, energizer, influence, inspiration, instrument, launcher, medium, mover, responsibility Photo credit to George Dimitrov
What is your first reaction when you hear the word "No" ? Is it a cringing? A pang? A sadness or sense of rejection? Loss of confidence? Or is it a sense of excitement and empowerment? Possibility? An opportunity for something else? I've always had a hard time with the word no, hearing it and speaking it. I grew up as a people pleaser, an enabler of sorts. Yes sir, yes ma'am, yes mom and dad, yes world even if it hurts me. I did not have any sense of boundaries or even the feeling that it was ok to have boundaries. Hearing no was hard too. I was very lucky as a child and was afforded all of the opportunities I wanted. I really didn't hear no that often, so when I did, it came as a shock. Image by Charles Gollob
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