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The Art of Asking
My life lately appears to have two themes - asking for help and realizing that some things I just have to flow with. There's even a sign at the dojo right now that says "being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered...." A good friend of mine got me a book for the holidays by Amanda Palmer "The Art of Asking" on how artists, and people in general, don't like to ask for help. We like to give free donuts but don't like to take them. We like to help others but don't like to ask for help ourselves, and I'm at least as guilty as most. Getting into the art show scene has actually forced by hand with the asking for help. Setting up that booth simply isn't possible with a single person. Now asking for help in pretty much every other aspect of my life is a different matter. Luckily my artistic friends don't have quite the same hang-ups. The past couple of days I've been running flower deliveries for a friend of mine who owns a floral shop. Always fun to be the person everyone's excited to see, delivering flowers. Sadly this time around it hasn't been as cathartic as I'd hoped. The second theme of not everything being within my control and just having to roll with it. Well sounds like departmental reorgs are afoot at work, and that my headcount is being moved to another department. I started off somewhat annoyed by this, as they haven't asked me what I'd like. Then I thought back over the past couple of conversations I've had with people about what I do all day. "Working on the <insert piece of networking gear here>" is a frequent visitor. But now its about having to live up to what everyone's saying about my amazing awesomeness with switches and firewalls and wireless controllers. Its taking the chance of letting everyone down, of screwing up really really badly. visit Samantha Byrnes' gallery online...
Friday, January 22, 2016
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