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Tuesday, February 02, 2021

"Yes, and..."

The great lesson we learned from long-form improvisation, always keep the scene going with the connecting line: "Yes, and..."

We love the open-ended nature of the enterprise. Of course, it is useful to think of our lives as "long-form improvisations." So this "yes, and..." is a great tool to use in our day day.  It is best to keep ourselves open-minded, and open-ended. Aways onto the next thing. No stopping or clinging to old pictures.

Drop the judgements and opinions  and take a breather. Take in the day as it is. No clinging to the past, no conjuring too far in the future. Best to be alive in the moment.

We live our lives moment to moment. Best to be engaged there. Come what may. Alive. Aware. Awake. "Yes, and..."

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