Today another example of an opportunity for connection by asking "the next question." We were at a doctor's office and the technician , John, was checking my husband's vision before we saw the doctor. The usual pleasantries had transpired and as the brief session was ending, my husband asked "the next question." It was something like, "So how are you doing...or... how is your life going?" And for the next few minutes, John shared his joy in learning how to play the guitar. He told us about his 3 hour practices, his focus, his hopes, his dreams. John became more than the technician. It felt like we "knew" him at a diffferent level. He wouldn't become our lifelong friend, probably, but we shared a few important moments.
As we left the examining room, my husband said, "It's just about asking the next question."
When we go to appointments we are usually focused on our own needs, our own concerns, our own questions. Can we take the time to ask people "the next question?" If not at appointments how about asking the next question to people we work with, and our own families? Do we want to connect at a deeper level? Do we take responsibility for doing that---asking that next question? It is a way to show we care.
Blessings-Penny
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