Today I was blessed, having spent an hour and a half with 7 other beautiful souls at this quarter's SV Junto lunch hosted by my dear friend Ben Casnocha. We spent the lunch talking about happiness, what it means, how it feels, when it's happened, why it disappears, who it takes, etc.
- To see an effort by Ben and his friend Chris Yeh come to fruition in front of my eyes was magnificent.
- I know in each of our own ways, we all took something away from the lunch. (and I don't mean action steps or committee formation plans....)
For me, what I specifically took from it was the confirmation of the impact of honesty. All of us at one time or another shared what we felt. All of us at one time or another stated a point of view or two that was contrary to a point of view previously stated.
Speaking for myself, while doing both of the above I did not walk away feeling judged. I did not walk away feeling right or wrong. I did not walk away thinking there's good and bad things.
I walked away with another meaningful reflection into myself, acheived using honesty as the compassionate mirror. In particular, one thing for me that was profound and inspiring was the part of the discussion where individuals shared how their upbringing impacts their lives today and how to look at that in a loving, open way.
Ben asked at the end when each of us feels "most in the flow", what are we doing or where are we, etc. For me the answer was immediate. I am in the flow when I am riding the current of honesty, with myself. That lunch was almost like a red ball bouncing through a black and white French film because it was so noticeably different.
I was honest and vulnerable and expressed, and it felt like everyone else was as well. That's the flow. (and by the way, the mango bbq ribs at E&O Trading Company in SF are OFF THE HOOK!)
Thanks to everyone who was there, you brought more love into the world.
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