meet more people

I went out with friends on Saturday and was introduced to someone whom I have known of but not known. We hit it off and I think this person could become a regular friend. Yay!

I went to an art function with a girlfriend last night and renewed my connections to three different people. At the same I got a depressed girlfriend out on the town and feeling better and supported another friend who was showing her work. Yay! That was fun. I am going to continue to attend all the free community events I can.

I realize that I have met many more people than I could have imagined simply by writing this goal and reading it daily. Past friends are back in my life. I have made friends with past customers. I am becoming more involved in the art world in my own community. I feel like I am judging less and enjoying moer.

I believe that meeting more people is the most important thing I must do in life.

Today I attended the Open Studio tour and went to the studio of the artists who participate in the same class I do. I particularly enjoyed getting to know one woman in the class who I wanted to know better. We will probably be great friends and will share some fun art times together. I am so glad I took the iniative to go.

I substitute taught at the high school today and when it was time to leave I made sure that all the paperwork was correct in the office before I left. The lady who helped was a substitute secretary and also happened to be the same woman who wrote an article on me and my art about five years ago for the local paper. We had a lot of fun recognizing each other and chatting about the different directions our lives were going. I guess all roads lead back to the high school in this small town.

Being summoned for jury duty has significantly helped with meeting new people.

I am having fun at work reuniting with two women that I have known in the past. I am starting to feel more connected with people than I have in a long time.

We are hosting an exchange student and I attended a meeting regarding the logistics for this. I reconnected with people I have known since my children were babies. I am usually very nervous at these events but I remembered my goals and made an effort to volunteer for one event during the students’ stay. I stayed a little after the meeting to talk with other parents. I felt more in control of my nerves and happier when I got home.

So I decided that I need to meet more people to avoid the feelings of lonliness that I experience regularly. To that end, I became employed as a substitute teacher in two districts. This gets me out of my studio and into the “real” world. I have met some lovely people and enjoy interacting with them. I have also learned that I am truly a solitary being with a gregarious nature. I am very friendly and outgoing on the surface but tend to reserve my deepest relationships for a very few individuals. I do feel less lonely but I want to work on developing relationships that are satisfying, not surface, with more people. I have also joined a business developmnet group for artists. I feel much more aligned with this group and enjoy the conversation we have at the meetings. I am happy to have this group and will work to create more lasting relationships with the individuals in this group.