I don’t know if it’s me, but are there a lot of people who find it hard to say no? I can remember several instances where I know I wanted to say no, but did not. I usually find it hard to say no. At least I think I do. I had to learn to do it. I did it based on the recommendation of a friend that it’s sometimes a good idea to say no when you’re getting stretched way too thin with projects and things to work on.
Last night I found an instance where I wanted to shake a friend and say, learn to say no. I was at a grammy mixer. A friend that I brought along was there, then another friend to us both showed up as well. Towards the middle part of the party, my friend came up and said they had to leave to go do some writing with the other friend. It wasn’t on the evening plan to do it. They weren’t happy about it, but were obviously being coerced by the other friend to leave.
They looked drained by the experience of having to leave. I actually asked are you serious and why not say no? But it was to no avail. It’s rather sad when someone tells you they don’t want to do something but they’re attempting to placate someone else. It’s worse when it changes your plan for the evening.
There’s a new movie coming out that is literally the opposite of No. Jim Carrey’s new movie Yes Man. A person going thru life always saying no who has to learn to say yes. I guess everyone has to find a balance.
Balance is what the holidays would hopefully be about. Which is what I’m looking at in this song. Striking that balance to be happy about what you’re doing and making others happy in the process. The interesting thing is the mellow and rather somber nature of the tune while singing about being merry. A strange juxtaposition.
I really enjoy Jesse’s soothing voice and the arrangement of the guitars. I’m sure you will too.
I hope you get that balance of learning to say no and yes at the right times.