Doers do.
Sometimes we do
too much.
A loved one
recently took on too much.
He was considering
taking on yet another task
(to help someone else).
He ran this possibility
by me.
I said no.
I told him
he already had too many tasks
to complete.
He told the person
he couldn’t take on the task,
citing that he was told
he couldn’t do that.
He didn’t say
WHO told him
he couldn’t do that.
And he didn’t say
why he was told no.
The blame was deflected
to the unknown person.
His relationship
with the favor asker
was undamaged.
Sometimes we need help
saying no.
Enlist that help.