just before
Just before is a moment that often goes unnoticed.
Before the conversation begins.
Before the question is asked.
Before anything is decided.
There’s a brief pause where everyone is still themselves.
Nothing has shifted yet.
You sit together.
Hands rest on the table.
Someone clears their throat, then doesn’t speak.
It isn’t silence exactly.
It’s possibility.
Just before is where tone is set.
Where care can enter, if you let it.
Once the conversation starts, it moves quickly.
Words follow one another.
Meaning gathers.
But just before, there’s time.
Time to choose how you want to be here.
Time to listen first.
Time to begin gently.
These moments don’t last long.
But they matter.
They shape what comes next.
explore: this memory lives in our just before digital conversation cards
