Coloring Outside the Lines
by Judith Cullen
© 2018
It is the same meeting someone face to face as it when you
get to know them virtually - something that happens increasingly in our world. It seems counter intuitive, but it is
true. The process of getting to know
someone is really the same, its just that the pitfalls are more acutely
highlighted when you get to know someone remotely, rather than in person.
You are in contact with someone for the first time, and
something (or some things) about them appeals to you - strikes a chord. You
think, "I'd like to get to know this person better." In certain
circumstances, you might even think "they have something that I want. I'll
get to know them so I can learn." They were a blank page to you before, an
unknown. Then the moment of introduction
happens, the void sheet begins to transform, taking on an outline that
intrigues and interests. It's like a
fresh coloring page. You reach for your
box of colors, and you begin.
