More on asking:
“You create your opportunities by asking for them.”
— Shakti Gawain
“If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask!”
— W. Clement Stone
“Anything that’s worth having is worth asking for. Some say yes and some say no.”
— Melba Colgrove
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I also like what my friend J had to say: “Asking for help is actually giving a gift. You are giving someone the opportunity to give … or to practice saying no.”
“Does it serve more in this moment to stay steady and support or take responsibility to change everything and move on?”
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As I was reviewing notes in preparation for the Songtaneous events I’ll be hosting at the MN OUT! Campus Conference this weekend, I found this quote from the master class I took with Rhiannon in 2006. I was struck (again!) by how often improv lessons turn out to be life lessons.
More on flexibility:
“Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful.”
— Loa Tsu
“Although I am flexible and ready to take advice, I can’t carry an umbrella of thoughts over my head that would distract me and affect my music making.”
— Zubin Mehta
“If you cannot accurately predict the future then you must flexibly be prepared to deal with various possible futures.”
— Edward de Bono
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Remember, Songtaneous is TOMORROW, November 7 at 2pm.
For those of you in or near the Twin Cities, I’ll be performing at the Artists’ Quarter tonight (Friday) and Saturday night.
