To ever so slightly paraphrase Robert Louis Stevenson, perpetual devotion is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.
When we say no to something, it doesn’t have to be because we are too busy. It can be because we are intentional and purposeful about what we do with our time and energy. In fact, saying “no” is a healthy byproduct of being intentional and purposeful — we say “no” to one thing so we can say “yes” to another.
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