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During a Working Out Loud process in 2019, Lucie Spittler gave me this feedback: "You have an ability to connect with people. You are very good at finding common ground. You are good at making people feel comfortable - listening actively and really paying attention to other people. Your positive attitude is really ingenious." During this Working Out Loud process in 2019, Luise Bornand also gave me feedback. She mentioned this: "You are very present. You perceive people around you, greet people, look at people directly and talk to people. You are very open-minded and interested. Diversity is interesting for you. You have a caring side. You have a real interest in other people. It seems important for you to make a contribution in a group."
During the #initiate19 event, Barbara Ibo said this to me: "I felt very much accepted by you. Your interest feels real and alive. I think your essence is resonating." Feeling both joy and curiosity of hearing this, I asked Barbara what resonating means. This was her answer: “For me, resonating means feeling vibrations in one another and responding to them. It means meeting the other person with an open mind, in a playful, kind, and non-judging way - and accepting that the other person is free. It also means meeting the other in a grounded way so that something new and unexpected can come from the encounter.” It was like an awakening to hear this. And as I reflected on what Barbara shared, I realize that she was describing a kind of connection that goes deeper than words or thoughts. To resonate with someone means, as I understand it, that something inside you moves in response to them - like two tuning forks vibrating together at the same tone. It happens when both people are present and open. In those moments, communication becomes more than an exchange of ideas; it becomes shared energy. In both physics and human relationships, resonance has the power to amplify. In sound, it strengthens a tone. In relationships, it deepens understanding and trust. When two people resonate, they recognize something familiar in each other. They see and feel each other more clearly - and from that shared connection, new possibilities can appear. Barbara’s words have stayed with me. Why? I think it is because resonating reminds me of music which I love. Resonating is as if one note, when sung with care and intention, can make another voice or string vibrate in response. It’s that connection between people where something beautiful and alive begins to flow. Harmony appears when our inner tone meets another person’s openness and curiosity. Just like in singing, true resonance happens when we allow our voice - our presence - to be genuine. Maybe resonance in human relationships is a bit like singing a duet: It is not about being perfect together. It is more about listening and responding so that both voices can be strong and rise together.
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