A Life-Changing One-Way Conversation

Dec 21, 2020, 10 smiles [During a Sacred Space Pod in September, I was remembering this incident, and a couple volunteers encouraged me to share about it here, too.] I often have very early morning conference calls. I enjoyed the morning calm and the ocean breeze that blow away the Los Angeles summer heat. A few weeks ago, while I was on a 5am call, my neighbor yelled out from his window. "Can you please close your window when you have a conference call?" He sounded exasperated. Tired. I stopped. I cannot argue back. I reflected on his word, and imagine how my conversation sounds like from his side. And then it became clear to me - he is right. I never realize I am ruining the morning calm for others that is so dear to me. I almost want to yell "THANK YOU!". But that would be weird. So I just closed the window. From that moment on, before I ... Read Full Story