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Renoise backstage cast5/31/2023 ![]() Those who can ask without shame are viewing themselves in collaboration with-rather than in competition with-the world. …to be sure: when you ask, there’s always the possibility of a no on the other side of the request. If we don’t allow for that no, we’re not actually asking, we’re either begging or demanding. But it is the fear of the no that keeps so many of our mouths sewn tightly shut. Often it is our own sense that we are undeserving of help that has immobilized us. Whether it’s in the arts, at work, or in our relationships, we often resist asking not only because we’re afraid of rejection but also because we don’t even think we deserve what we’re asking for. ![]() We have to truly believe in the validity of what we’re asking for-which can be incredibly hard work and requires a tightrope walk above the doom-valley of arrogance and entitlement. ![]() And even after finding that balance, how we ask, and how we receive the answer-allowing, even embracing, the no-is just as important as finding that feeling of valid-ness.Īsking is like courtship begging, you are already naked and panting.Īsking is an act of intimacy and trust. Begging is a function of fear, desperation, or weakness. Those who must beg demand our help those who ask have faith in our capacity for love and in our desire to share with one another. On the street or on the Internet, this is what makes authentically engaging an audience, from one human being to another, such an integral part of asking.
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