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VICKI ROBIN

Conversation Café

How do I listen to others? As if everyone were my Master speaking to me his cherished last words.

—Hafiz

Passionate About Intimacy

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I’m sitting next to Jerry Garcia at the Grateful Bread coffeehouse. Okay, I’m actually sitting next to a life-size painting of Jerry—so, like everyone else in the café, I am technically alone. Typical, isn’t it, in our disconnected world? Ten people, and just one person per table. But tonight is different—it’s Thursday evening, Conversation Café time.

Five regulars and three drop-ins arrive, get their tea or coffee and snacks, and settle in. We are engaging in a strangely normal activity. ...

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