Robbe - a very interesting piece that hits on so many different threads that are swirling through our lives these days. I think that is especially true if you grew up as a child before we started to “connect” and meet people in a different way than we did in the past. Since I am old, o often talk about there was a different sense of community and engagement when I was a child. We went to banks and stood in line with our neighbors. We had corner drug stores that handed the kids the weird shaped Charms lollipops. More people went to libraries. You actually knew your neighbors. Clearly, today is a bit different. Through your work, you are meeting more and more folks and those connections are amazing and impactful but for me, personally, they more in the moment than something that ferments and develops into something more profound. Of course, to experience that connection - the hanging out in a cabin or lodge on a snowy day experiencing those Hallmark feels (I happen to love those moves)- one has to work at it and I think that tends to happen when you somewhat naturally feel that connection with someone else - there is this commonality. That is somewhat of the beauty with the running community - as you know. There is this collective appreciation of the work and time folks put in to show up and run with others. It is a shared experience. In any event, sorry for rambling on but it - connections, community and knowing everyone is a fascinating topic.
I think part of this division is that I'm part of the last generation to grow up in the "before", come of age in the "beginning", and enter adulthood in "the future," all of those being phases in the digital revolution. So I remember everything you talked about in great detail, but also transitioned into a career and life and raising kids in the opposite of all of that. Maybe it's just a nostalgia that will never return, and maybe that's okay. I don't know, but this is how I'm trying to figure it out, haha.
I spoke to a guy I used to work with who now owns a farm. He sees around 10 people per week and is in love with that lifestyle. Previously, he was a salesman and is who I called if I couldn't remember the right contact at a company. He knew everyone in our industry and knew a ton about them, their career, and their families. He was super impressive and I thought for sure he'd die at an industry event surrounded by thousands of colleagues, but alas he now surrounds himself with livestock and is happier for it. He's still super impressive!
Robbe - a very interesting piece that hits on so many different threads that are swirling through our lives these days. I think that is especially true if you grew up as a child before we started to “connect” and meet people in a different way than we did in the past. Since I am old, o often talk about there was a different sense of community and engagement when I was a child. We went to banks and stood in line with our neighbors. We had corner drug stores that handed the kids the weird shaped Charms lollipops. More people went to libraries. You actually knew your neighbors. Clearly, today is a bit different. Through your work, you are meeting more and more folks and those connections are amazing and impactful but for me, personally, they more in the moment than something that ferments and develops into something more profound. Of course, to experience that connection - the hanging out in a cabin or lodge on a snowy day experiencing those Hallmark feels (I happen to love those moves)- one has to work at it and I think that tends to happen when you somewhat naturally feel that connection with someone else - there is this commonality. That is somewhat of the beauty with the running community - as you know. There is this collective appreciation of the work and time folks put in to show up and run with others. It is a shared experience. In any event, sorry for rambling on but it - connections, community and knowing everyone is a fascinating topic.
I think part of this division is that I'm part of the last generation to grow up in the "before", come of age in the "beginning", and enter adulthood in "the future," all of those being phases in the digital revolution. So I remember everything you talked about in great detail, but also transitioned into a career and life and raising kids in the opposite of all of that. Maybe it's just a nostalgia that will never return, and maybe that's okay. I don't know, but this is how I'm trying to figure it out, haha.
I spoke to a guy I used to work with who now owns a farm. He sees around 10 people per week and is in love with that lifestyle. Previously, he was a salesman and is who I called if I couldn't remember the right contact at a company. He knew everyone in our industry and knew a ton about them, their career, and their families. He was super impressive and I thought for sure he'd die at an industry event surrounded by thousands of colleagues, but alas he now surrounds himself with livestock and is happier for it. He's still super impressive!
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