tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311434660183597266.post1005218958335795180..comments2012-08-07T17:52:25.736-05:00Comments on for the beauty: attempting to balanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311434660183597266.post-40613183590631723022012-01-06T13:25:09.777-06:002012-01-06T13:25:09.777-06:00I completely agree. I actually always struggled w...I completely agree. I actually always struggled with the phrase as well, but more from a realization that people will use it to shirk responsibility or to enable selfishness (the kind that loves self more than neighbor as opposed to self as neighbor). While I never did improv, the "yes, and" idea is one that I love. It clearly means that you're going on an adventure together! I would prefer for all of my 'yes's to be 'yes, and's. Thanks for reminding me of the idea. Now for adventures ...Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10297119514327201101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311434660183597266.post-29598145485579241102012-01-06T12:19:23.002-06:002012-01-06T12:19:23.002-06:00I always struggled with "consider saying no&q...I always struggled with "consider saying no" in Arena classes. I'd spent so much time learning "Yes, And" in improv that it's tough to switch gears. <br /><br />"Yes, And" means completely supporting someone else while also adding your own ideas and actions to theirs so that, together, you can build something more awesome than either of you could build apart. "Yes" alone has the potential to be passive and to force your partner to do all the work, but "yes, and" is active and strong for everybody. <br /><br />I suppose the balance is to consider saying no, but, if you decide to say yes, to say yes firmly, like you said.Alyssa Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114200841078445744noreply@blogger.com