Your interest; a resource

I listened to the Aussie players and commentators speak this month, we all have, its Matildas fever out here. I’ve heard them say that the support is great, playing in front of tens of thousands of people is wonderful. It’s special that people care about women’s sport. Things are changing and we’re proud.


My friend Chris’ daughter is racing this week in the Sailing World Championships, her first. He is there and following enthusiastically. I’m also following with interest from here. I hear pride and excitement when I ask about how it’s going.


Today I played as a practice player against the Australian Frisbee teams before their Asia Oceanic Championships in 2 weeks. I told them that it’s important they play well because they are representatives of the rest of us, as well as themselves. I noticed some of them take a breath and straighten. 


This is all very obvious, being cheered for feels good and affirms the effort and value that you’ve put into something. Doing a project is great, being asked about that project seems to make it a bit better. It adds social, as well as personal value to an endeavour when others care about what we are doing.


I’m struck today by how straight forward and cost free it is to show interest in the efforts of other people. It seems that our interest and care is a valuable resource to be marshalled and utilised as a positive in our own little worlds.


This week I’m going to see if I can add my little bit to the efforts and endeavours of people around me. I'll push out a bit more interest and care as I go about my business, I suspect it'll be great. 

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Also, up the Matildas. 

This photo is of Sacha talking to a delightful Italian woman on a short ferry ride to her inexplicably cool house on the Island in the middle of Largo Orta. It was a masterclass in interest and care.