Had coffee with an amazing young woman today.

We met at a business luncheon a week ago and somehow fell into conversation while queuing for coffee, and struck up such a rapport that we swopped details immediately.

I was touched by her physical beauty and the care she took to present her best self, as well as a certain vulnerability and softness that I perceived in our initial encounter, and that she revealed even more of during our 2-hour conversation today.

The encounter is also a reflection of who I am becoming: three years ago, I probably would have been too much inside my own headspace to engage meaningfully at a similar event, much less offer to drive from here to Yarraville (23 km!) to meet for coffee, given my dislike of driving long distances and to unfamiliar places where parking may be a problem.