One of the things I love about making music with someone is that the other person can give me something I wasn't about to do. When I hear a phrase, a color, or a little turn, suddenly there's another possibility in the air.
That takes a particular kind of open listening. If I'm holding a complete plan for the next ten minutes, there’s less room for the person I'm supposedly playing with. When I’m open and I trust, I can bring an idea and still hear what happens when it meets theirs.
I think conversations have that possibility too. What have you heard lately that made you want to answer?