Difficulty in saying No - Gabor Maté's Wisdom of Trauma

Here is a useful self-help exercise about saying No. It is from Gabor Maté's Wisdom of Trauma webinars on Zoom in Oct 2021 at www.scienceandnonduality.com. 

I wrote this up from his words of wisdom. It a six-part exercise that you can do if you have trouble saying No. (And it's not self-accusation, it's self-inquiry.)

1. When in your life is it difficult to say No? (When is there a No that wants to be said but you don't say it?)

Winter Solstice - the intimacy of darkness, silence and stillness

Sometimes we just need to stop, feel and rest. Just like nature does at this time of the year, when the land becomes dormant, the trees naked, and the birds quiet. Deep underneath, the soil gets ready for new growth.