Description: This was made for my friend Tiffene's circle journal. She wanted us to offer advice to her younger sister... and this one was a no-brainer for me. I wish I had heard this when I was younger, and some of you know the situation that occurred.... I believe that every young woman needs to own her no and use it.

It was a bit hard to get all that journaling onto a 8x8 page, so the LO didn't quite turn out the way I had hoped, but I also felt the journaling had to stay the way it was! TFL.
Journaling:
NO is perhaps the most important and certainly the most powerful word in the language. Every day we find ourselves in situations where we need to say NO... to people at work, at home, and most importantly, in our personal lives. NO is the word we must use to protect ourselves and to stand up for everything and everyone that matters to us.
But as we all know, the wrong NO can also destroy what we most value by alienating and angering people. That's why saying NO the right way is crucial. Learn when it is necessary, know how to say it gently, firmly, and with conviction. In today's world, the pressure to give in and say Yes grows greater every day. Never has NO been more needed. A positive NO has the power to profoundly transform our lives by enabling us to say YES to what counts - our own needs, values, and priorities.
Don't ever let anyone take your NO away. Hold it close and use it when needed. Things can be stripped from you too easily should you be pressured to say yes or say nothing at all. So, stay true to yourself always in the words that you speak, making all your words count.

You have to decided what your highest priorities are and have the courage -- pleasantly, smilingly, non-apologetically -- to say "no" to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger "yes" burning inside. - Stephen Covey