Hello Sweetness,
No that’s not what I want. No I wont do that. No, I don’t need that in my life.
Sometimes we have to say no and sit in the discomfort of it. Sit with the disappointment for others as we don’t do as they want.
We’ve been conditioned by our families, society and advertisers to say yes, yes, yes to everything.
But all yeses come with a cost. How much time money and effort are you willing to spend to please the person making the request?
This is your friendly reminder that you are allowed to say no. And you should more often.
It’s the only way you get to free up space for you.
Escape the obligations that don’t warm you by taking the autopilot off your decision-making.
It can save your sanity and save your life.
Be wise with your Yes’s. Be powerful in your No’s.
Yours respectfully,
A.
This poster was commissioned by the Nederlandsche Oliefabriek, an oil manufacturer in Delft. Two women with wavy hair and billowing draperies occupy most of the composition. One of them is dressing a salad. The women with their emphatic contours draw attention away from the actual advertisement, namely for the salad oil. The poster became an icon and lent Dutch Art Nouveau its nickname, the ‘salad oil style’.