“You can’t pour from an empty cup — and you can’t serve your highest purpose if you’re always being drained by people who mistake your silence for permission.”
“That’s exactly why I need to say no now.” Wayne W Dyer 2 Evite Ser Utilizado.pdf
From that day on, he lived by a new rule: help freely, but never from fear. And he kept the PDF on his desktop — not as a weapon, but as a reminder that avoiding being used isn’t selfish. It’s sacred. “You can’t pour from an empty cup —
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At work, Marcos was the go-to person for last-minute favors. “Hey, Marcos, can you stay late again?” “Marcos, you’re so good at this — just do it for me this once.” He never said no. He thought he was being kind, being spiritual, being like Wayne Dyer — above ego, above conflict.
The next morning, when Lisa asked him to cover her shift so she could go to a concert, Marcos took a breath and said, “No, I can’t this time. I have my own work to finish.”