October Goal

I've decided to make at least one goal a month for me to hone in on and have a positive impact on either me, or the world around me, or both. I think it's important to keep growing. There's always something else you can improve on, something else that you can do better.

So today in my art studio class we had a visiting artist (Henry), and as he was working through a demo he stopped and looked at me and said, "Reality is constantly changing, what may be reality today could change tomorrow. Today you may be in a relationship, and tomorrow they might be gone, so don't let the reality of things determine how you live today."

I was so stunned that he was specifically speaking to me, I really didn't know how to react. As I looked around the room feeling a little bit stunned, everyone one else was just focusing on him and nodding. Was this something that really seemed this obvious to them? I have never thought about reality as being something that constantly evolves. I mean if it's real today, it's true tomorrow. I understand what he meant, I just wonder how he new to direct the statement towards me. I was the only person in the front row, and I was being pretty responsive, so maybe he thought his words would have a bigger impact on me. I think he liked getting a reaction from me, then again, I think everyone likes to feel heard. My main goal when I'm interacting with someone is to make sure that they feel like their words are impacting me, to let them know that I really hear them. Sadly, I think the people that I neglect this right to are the people that I need to hear me; the people that will love me no matter what. But honestly, those are the people that I really want to know I care the most. I guess thats my October goal.