I was complaining in a survey to a group I belong to, about how awkward and uncomfortable many of their conversation groups are. It suddenly dawned on me what was meant when various people have complimented my ability to hold space: this thing I do regularly, gathering strangers (including people of wildly differing worldviews), and facilitating a pleasant conversation, that's enjoyable enough that they come back month after month, is not something everyone can do. Or when I ran my roundtable, and facilitated meaningful conversations to help people through the sticky points in their businesses. Oh. Not everyone can do that.
Years. It's taken years for me to actually grasp this, since starting to get those compliments. 🤦♀️ Because sometimes I am dim.
Please tell me I'm not the only one.