When you say no, you can be safe inside your comfort zone. You don´t have to fear failing or being rejected, the yes allows you to open your life to more happiness, today I would like to share things that I have said yes and that have helped me to be happier in my life.
Not being able to be yourself, always trying to change for others or censor yourself does not make you feel good at all, so, how can you be yourself?, pessimism can really limit your life and stop it. It can make it seem like there is no point in trying because it will not make a difference or it will just fail. You can create ceilings and walls made of glass where there really is not any.
Don´t cling to the past and the pain that is there, but let it go and look at the now and the future is something essential to find more happiness in your life, forgiving is not always easy and may take time, but there are some things that can make it a little easier, when things have stopped for a while or you hit a bump in the road, then it's easy to back off. Or give up.
Pursuing any kind of external achievements would never lead to the kind of inner joy that most yearns for, achieving our goals can be fantastic, but the journey to them can be just as fantastic or better, you can begin to pursue happiness today. It's amazing how an instant minutes can change your day, imagine how your life could change if you made the pursuit of happiness your priority, live your life.