Yes!

Can you say yes to what is here now — and to whatever may come? Yes to joy as well as suffering? Yes to life, and yes to death?

For a long time, I was more a person of no than of yes.

No to what I did not want.
No to discomfort, pain, and grief.
No to everything that, in my eyes, fell short or failed to meet my expectations.

But slowly, almost without noticing, I am becoming someone who says yes.

Yes, because something is possible.
Yes, because it matters.
Yes, because some things are too important to ignore.
Yes, because someone must take responsibility.
Yes, because I no longer want to look away.
Because I want to be present where I am most needed.

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