Years ago, I signed up to American psychologist Rick Hanson's newsletter after listening to him at the Noetic Science Conference in San Francisco. His publication is called Just One Thing and it has over time taught me a few things about living in the present and being aware.

This week's newsletter talks about Saying Yes, which I thought was strange. Most people actually have a problem saying "No" to excessive responsibilities, undesired commitments, social gatherings with acquaintances they don't really want to hang out with, so I was curious about the title...

I read through the Say YES newsletter, and I loved it. Hanson suggests that we say YES not only to those things that we desire, those that we enjoy, but also to those we would prefer not to have in our lives. By saying YES to all we experience, we deeply accept our reality and let go of the never satisfied desire to have everything go our way.

Mmmmh. I say YES to to giving it a go...

To read Hanson's newsletter, click here.