Maybe Means NO

After considerable thought I have come to the conclusion that maybe means no. Period. If I am ambivalent about acquiring something, I am simply not ready or it is not the right thing.

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How many “maybes”  live in your closet,  cupboard, garage or basement? When was the last time you reached for a maybe and actually used it? Honestly? I won’t tell.

One day I went clothes shopping with a dear friend. What struck me was how many times the word maybe came up. So I offered that maybe’s definition for the day, simply meant no. Perhaps it wasn’t as strong a no as NO, but this day it was still nada. No go.

Guess what? It made the whole process easier. If less really is more, then we should only want the things we say yes to and not maybe. Such a relief!

What if, instead of keeping the maybes, we just let them go? Give them away, sell them, or not but them in the first place, but liberate ourselves from the maybe limbo.
For way too many years, I have agonized over maybe. Should I? Shouldn’t I? What to do? Well, now I’ve finally solved that dilemma. Maybe is just a no in disguise. The real benefit is the less I keep stuff (especially the maybes) the more I have time and space.
Indeed, it’s a great life, simplified!
Bettina Blanchard

About Bettina Blanchard

It’s not what we have, it’s what we do that makes life fun. Professional organizer, business owner, radio show host, accordion player, I love to live and write about finding the balance between having and doing.