hi nick
wow ! what a few weeks it’s been – the what next summit has taken me to places that i probably wouldn’t have experienced without it.
now as the virtual dust settles i’m going to take a moment to reflect with you about the experience.
i didn’t really know what the summit was. i signed up through a process i found confusing and not very intuitive and i can say now i’m so glad i had the courage to sign up and go with the flow. it was this same courage and going with the flow that we first connected and i’m so pleased that this is so.
our connecting was a sign of how the summit would connect me to other people at a time when i know connecting with other people is so important for me – so needed for me.
i can’t remember how many sessions i attended. what i can remember is that i made at least one note from every session i attended. some i wrote more about than others. some i listened closer than others. some i spoke at more than others.
what the summit has helped me to realise is a feeling of where i need to be. in some of the sessions i attended i did feel like i shouldn’t be there. as the breakout rooms feature rolled out i was able to speak to the feeling of i’m not sure i should be here. it gave rise to many discussions and soul searching of those in the room with me.
on the last saturday i was able to make a choice of session that left me feeling – i should be here.
in my note book i have several pages now to pour over and reflect upon.
going forward i will draw on my courage again to reach out and develop those connections made at the summit.
overall i feel so pleased to have ventured out of my comfort zone and engaged with the summit.
keep safe my brother.
andrew
(they/them).
