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I–Thou: The Power of Connection
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- Project I Am
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- Feb 17, 2026
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- 1562
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Summary
Most of us move through life solving, fixing, performing, and managing. We answer emails. We check boxes. We handle problems. We get things done. But somewhere along the way… we forget how to truly meet each other. In this reflective and deeply human episode of the Project I AM Podcast, David explores the work of philosopher Martin Buber and his timeless idea from I and Thou : that there are two ways of relating in the world. I–It : where people become roles, problems, or tasks to manage. I–Thou : where we slow down and encounter each other as whole, sacred human beings. This is an invitation to slow down. To soften. To listen differently. And to remember that healing often happens not because we said the perfect thing… but because we stayed. Come sit for a while. Because sometimes the most powerful words we can offer another person are simply: I’m here.