Asking is a gift
We all have dreams, aspirations, wishes... but we're afraid to take the first step:
Simply ASKING.
Every child knows this instinctively, but we, as adults, seem to have grown to be asking-averse: We fear hearing a No. We fear rejection.
While in the hospital, I could not walk. For more than a week, I was limited in my movement. I had to ask for almost everything: food, clothing, taking a shower, even tossing my urine away.
I don't remember the last time I'd asked so much in such short time.
It was like asking therapy.
And then I realized:
Asking is a gift—we can get what we want while giving someone else a chance to give, to feel generous, to love.
Asking cuts through the mental noise and creates the space for others to do the same.
Asking is a gift because it's the best way—the only way, really—to get what we want.
And what if we get a no?
We moved one step further. We can move on. We can ask someone else. We can let go. We can...
Most importantly, we were real. We expressed our desires. We shared a vulnerable moment with the world. We created an opportunity for an alignment...
An opportunity for a YES.
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Tal Gur is a location independent entrepreneur, author, and impact investor. After trading his daily grind for a life of his own daring design, he spent a decade pursuing 100 major life goals around the globe. His most recent book and bestseller, The Art of Fully Living - 1 Man, 10 Years, 100 Life Goals Around the World, has set the stage for his new mission: elevating society to its abundance potential.
