Something new happened today, and I hope to be able to do this more often. An old customer from my Cell phone selling days reached out to me ready to make a purchase. He realized I no longer work there and through talking, we ended up here. Where Dave touches on the fact that it feels like a “spiritual reading”.

* I was listening to Dave, I wanted to see the world through his eyes. From his perspective, and we touched on a lot of topics.

* Being scared of isolation and being unable to have your loved ones.

* How different it was being a kid on a farm compared to today.

* Violence on TV and how it isn’t accurate enough.

* How parents no longer exemplify Love Thy Neighbor.

* His concerns for the planet.

* The 3rd grade mentality politicians are exhibiting.

* How dogs - caring for something else - has kept him alive.

* And so much more.

Dave also shared with me some of his regrets, stories of his family and his career. Of his the Love he’s experienced and with a very light feeling to it, he talked about the tough times. Brushing right over them as if they weren’t important. “Just keep working” is how he got through them. He didn’t always know how, but he always did.

Dave is an awesome guy and this started out as a fun idea, but it got me thinking, and I’d like to find out more. It has been revealed to me, that these stories are “Truer than truth”, and what I mean by that is, regardless of the details, what it meant to Dave, and what he perceived and felt, is universal. There was so much wisdom baked into these stories and Dave and I were just shooting the breeze, only in review did I see the depth.

Now, I want to sit with more people that have stories to tell, that don’t feel like they are being heard. Even if it’s just me that listens, I know how positive that was on both sides of the conversation.

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