Friday night, we had our annual paddlers party. Over a hundred kayakers and canoeists enjoying remembrances of past events and anticipation of good times in the future.
I had been on the go since early in the morning and the party set-up provided little rest. As the evening wore on, I found a comfortable chair at the edge of the action. As I gazed across the crowded, noisy room, Sarah plopped herself down beside me, and then Brittany. The latter asked, “Do you realize what you’ve provided tonight?”
I contemplated that and began to reply, but she wasn’t asking a question as much as she was creating an opening to opine. “You’ve given all these people an excellent networking opportunity where they can make connections that get them out of the house and onto the water with new friends. What’s better than that?”
Once again, I started to respond, but Sarah was not to be denied. “What’s better is a whole lot of people who care about each other and are excited to get together. It’s a great sense of belonging. That’s what it is in a macro sense.”
“That’s very insightful, Sarah. But what were you going to say, Henry?”
My weary mind was going to respond to the original question with “carrot sticks and meatballs,” but somehow that seemed inadequate, now. “Nothing, I think you covered it.”
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