Gift

What's the greatest gift I have been given this year?  The ability to say no.  This relates to the moment to which I keep referring whenever we're supposed to write about important moments of the past year.  For years, people have been telling me I need to learn to say no.  Sometimes, my answer was that I would say no when I wanted to.  But this past year has taught me that even if I don't want to say no, saying no really might be the best thing in the long run.  Or it just might mean more time for the things to which I have already said yes.  I've known that I could say no for years.  This past year, I truly started to believe it.  And act on it.