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Tea For Two — How I Learned To Savor Conversations
Experiencing the joy of deeply listening to another person
We had a long weekend here in Singapore for Good Friday. After each such weekend, I wish that every weekend was a long one. Most regular weekends are spent flitting between tasks that seek to ambush and bombard me. A three-day weekend gives me a chance to slow down and breathe deeply instead of rushing from one ‘must-do’ item to another.
I had promised myself that this weekend I would keep my schedule open for savoring.
Not indulging; savoring. Not food; conversations
The art of savoring
My word of the year for 2022 is savor. I chose this word so that it could serve as a reminder to do things slowly and deliberately. I wanted to enjoy the small pleasures of life. To shift the focus from quantity to the quality of my experiences regardless of whether it involved reading, writing, cooking, eating or interacting with people.
For most of my life I didn’t understand why I felt so exhausted after attending social events with a large number of people. My natural tendency is towards introversion, although I am not averse to connecting with people.
