Always say ‘yes’ to the present moment… Surrender to what is. Say ‘yes’ to life – and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you. — Eckhart Tolle
When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes – I already have everything that I really need.’ — Dalai Lama
Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes. — Eleanor Roosevelt
A nice person is a ‘yes’ person, whereas a good person is a person who accepts their responsibility in things and moves forward and tries to constantly evolve and isn’t afraid to say no or challenge someone or be honest or truthful. — Miranda Kerr
Learn to say ‘no’ to the good so you can say ‘yes’ to the best. — John C. Maxwell
A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. — Mahatma Gandhi
The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought. — Pythagoras
Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the furthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness: a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say ‘no.’ But saying ‘yes’ begins things. Saying ‘yes’ is how things grow. — Stephen Colbert
Never say ‘no’ to adventures. Always say ‘yes’, otherwise you’ll lead a very dull life. — Ian Fleming
I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes. — e. e. cummings
Yes! That last quote is a nice segue to other pictures from yes-terday.
Would you say “Yes!” to things that are almost funny? What do you say “Yes!” to, here and now?
Yes! I love Yes. Here they are, when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame said “Yes” to them this year:
I always say “Yes!” to gratitude. Thanks to all who helped me create today’s post and — yes! — to you. Yes, you!
Yesterday, in a therapy group where I tried to make room for the positive AND the negative, somebody said
I believe there is more good than bad in the world.
Considering all this person has gone through, I was reminded of Anne Frank‘s famous quote:
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Is there more good than bad in my photos from yesterday?
I know today is going to be more good than bad because I’m doing another therapy group and also seeing the very good guitarist Pat Metheny in concert. Here‘s Pat playing a good tune:
Finally, as I express my thanks to all the good people who helped me create this post and all the good people who are reading it, here are two more photos with more good than bad:
The Year(s) of Living Non-Judgmentally 