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\nAsking for what we need is difficult for so many of us, because by genuinely asking we open ourselves up to the possibility that another person might respond in a way we're not expecting. Said another way, making genuine requests shows us that we're not - actually - in control of how other people show up in our lives. But at the same time, it's our capacity to request that opens up worlds - of dignity, mutual relationship, and the possibility that we might actually get met in a way that's much more solid, real and trustworthy than we've experienced so far. This episode of Turning Towards Life is a conversation about the power and vulnerability of being someone who asks, and who can hear the answer; hosted as always by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace.
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\nThis is Turning Towards Life, a weekly live 30 minute conversation hosted by Thirdspace in which Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn dive deep into big questions of human living. Find us on FaceBook to watch live and join in the lively conversation on this episode. We\u2019re also on YouTube, and as a podcast on Apple, Google and Spotify. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website.
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\n\n\nOur source this week is written by Lizzie.
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\n\n\nMaking Requests\nAsk for what I need.\xa0\nRequesting help.\nHow vulnerable.\xa0\nMy heart sits in another\u2019s hands.\nThey can say no.\nOr turn away.\xa0\nThey can say yes too.\nI\u2019m afraid of rejection.\xa0\nOf having needs.\nDo I even know what I need ?\nLife taught me pretty well,\xa0\nThat independence is king.\nIt\u2019s the way to do life.\nBut is it ?\nWhat if depending on others is life ?\nAn allowing them to depend on me too ?\nAnd so asking, responding, opening.\nTurning inward and finding what\u2019s mine.\nAnd then asking. Being in conversation.\nHow brave I need to be.\nAnd how honouring of myself I need to be.\xa0\nRequests open up relationship.\xa0\nAnd then we have to swim,\nIn what gets made. And it may open the world.\nBut things may also have to end.\xa0\nAnd all that needs to be OK to make the request in the first place.\nWhat a rip to head into relating this way.\nAnd am I willing to take this risk.\xa0\nand say yes to life.\nLizzie Winn
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