For the first time ever, I had a lunch appointment for work where we said grace before we ate. It was a follow-up meeting to a wedding story that I was doing, but we didn’t talk about the wedding. Instead, we talked about church, Christianity, travel, politics, work… It was one of the best conversations I’d had in a long while, because hardly anybody ever talks to me about these topics. Well, hardly anybody that talks about the more serious side of it, I suppose. It really appealed to the arts student/geek in me.
I love going all wacky and discussing entertainment news as much as… my colleagues, but I sometimes forget there’s a nerdy alterego inside. Today, I was reminded of that alterego, the one that gets passionate about issues close to her heart, the one that absolutely loves a serious conversation every once in a while. And I was reminded of one of the things I love most about my job: meeting new people and listening to their stories.
It was timely and good for the soul indeed. I have many more thoughts but I’m still trying to sort them out in my head before committing them to words. Or perhaps I should just leave them be.
:) totally agree with you. a good mix of great conversations is what makes the world go round…