7-Day Contentment Challenge: Begin the New Year With Enough by Makeda Mutema-Newton

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The peace that comes with no

What I learned when I stopped saying yes to everything.

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I used to believe that being a “good Christian woman” meant saying yes to everyone and everything.

Yes to helping. Yes to buying. Yes to showing up — even when I was tired, broke, or overwhelmed.


But the truth?

Most of my yeses came from fear, not faith.


This week in The Contentment Journal, I’m writing about what changed when I started saying no.

No to overextending.

No to overspending.

No to overthinking.


Saying no gave me back my peace.


If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, this one’s for you.


Read the full journal post



Chat soon,


Makeda Mutema-Newton

Contentment Coach

@contentment.made.simple

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