It's OK to Say No

You don’t have to give money to every homeless person you see out on the street in order to consider yourself to be a spiritual person. If that feels right for you, then go for it. But it’s best not to do such things out of feelings of guilt. And regardless of whether you give them money or not, the important thing is to be watchful of your mind to make sure that you are not condemning them; you want to see them as they really are – as innocent.

On his audio program, Fearless Love, Gary quotes J in a special message given to the scribe of the Course, Helen Schucman, ‘If you cannot turn down the requests of others, then you have not yet overcome ego centricity.’ So, in other words, don’t do things for people out of guilt. It’s perfectly all right to say no if a request is made of you that doesn’t feel right for you – you won’t go to hell! 

~ Dude, Where's My Jesus Fish?   Facebook.com/DWMJF/photo