Last week I had a day in London with 3 separate face to face meetings…and I have to say it was a treat!
Nothing noteworthy there you might say but for me there was. It was powerful. Being ‘out there’ – away from the laptop screen – seeing and being with real people.
Why?
Because the whole day was focused on connecting and ‘being with’ others. Hanging out with purpose we might say. In each meeting the focus was different but the thread connecting them all was ‘being with’, being present, being curious, listening deeply. And that seemed so much more powerful face to face. Even on the tube journeys to get between the different meetings I could feel a sense of being connected to life in a way that just isn’t possible behind a screen.
So, maybe it was just me having a fun day out, doing work in a different way and enjoying the variety – but I sense it was more than that.
For me at least, it was a reminder that human connection matters. Being with people matters. Coming alongside opens new depths of connection…and understanding.
Let’s be sure we don’t lose that in this hyper technological world. Our humanness matters.