tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795024335940175298.post6249553191235588794..comments2023-07-04T06:32:15.183-04:00Comments on My Nephew is a Poodle: The Zen of Improv: The Power of "No"Pam Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01997629664057863762noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795024335940175298.post-22913757647636523942015-09-23T23:34:22.114-04:002015-09-23T23:34:22.114-04:00Wow, this is such juicy stuff, and I think especia...Wow, this is such juicy stuff, and I think especially true for men, who learn early on to wield the power of "No". The angry "No", the powerful, manly "No". The "No" that keeps us from anything that threatens our sense of being in control. The "No that keeps us from being playful adults. And so on and so on.... On the larger scale, it may be the driving force behind war, corporate greed, police brutality, climate-change denial, etc. Imagine our foreign policy, our Congressional debates, our approach to income inequality, all being driven by "Yes, And..." And then, bringing all that back to our individual lives. Men saying, "Yes, And..." to our spouses, our children, and everyone else in our lives. The mind boggles. And then perhaps it says, however tentatively, "Yes, And...."Kevin McVeighnoreply@blogger.com