A Life of Wonder

The space is never empty. It is waiting to be filled. The state of waiting is not the same as being empty.

Consider this. Provide a friend with space to write 100 words.

Ask them to fill it.

Give them no guidance.

Just a time limit.

Let’s say 2 minutes.

Then ask them to share what they wrote.

I tried this exercise once with a wise businessman.

I asked him to talk for 2 minutes. And he gladly did.

And then I asked him to talk for 20 more.

No topic. Just go.

For 5 minutes he proceeded.

Then he stopped unsure of his footing.

He found his way. He lost his way.

And I listened intently without judgment.

The process gave me a window into his mind and into his heart.

The act of listening with an act of grace and truly invited me to be present with him.