Interaction
I’m of the mindset that there is no such thing as a coincidence.
For the last few months (honestly years) all I can think about is finding my passion, the activity that makes life enjoyable, like it isn’t all work all the time (I even wrote about it below on May 19th, shameless plug I know.) I haven’t given it much thought lately because I’m feeling like this is it. I love writing from my own personal experience and sharing my thoughts (I have a lot of them!)
In addition to writing, I’ve really been enjoying interacting with strangers I meet throughout the day. I’ve had such good conversations with my last few Uber drivers about things ranging from iced coffee to gentrification and the rising housing costs in the city we live in. Usually, I’m pretty shy, I would rather observe than open up and during the pandemic I feel I forgot what it was like to interact with people outside my own household. Having these interactions have been so refreshing, and it’s kept life interesting. (Pretty sure this is what people felt like on the daily before the age of social media.)
One of my favorite interactions was with a fellow executive assistant. We had set up an lunch between our bosses on Thursday but her boss declined. I called on Friday and she immediately asked me if I liked my job. I was honest with her - “it’s a job” - and she asked me what I was passionate about, what did I actually enjoy. From there she started telling me about her entire life, she’s 64, half-Moroccan and half -Haitian, she’s been an assistant for 25 years, and makes natural hair products. We talked for 20 minutes and decided we would meet up for lunch by the end of the month. At the end of the conversation she told me she didn’t believe in coincidences. I’m looking forward to lunch.
I could listen to people talk about their life experiences non-stop, especially those with years of wisdom I’ve yet to experience. There’s so much we can learn from those who came before us, and though they’re not always right, there’s still a lesson to be learned. This lunch feels like the thing that’s going to give me the clarity I’ve been looking for. I’ll let ya’ll know how it goes.
