This is the start of a series of posts on touching others lives, my husband brought home a really unusual canvas for me last week, he finally got it prepped and it’s ready for me to lay down some lead to give it soul of rock and roll. This one, I will be selling!

I will leave out the details of what this discarded item is, and as my “Touching Others Lives” series goes on, I will continue to share each portion of this drawing, I will unveil the reused, recycled and refurbished item.

The first post here, is to make y’all think about those that have touched your life, even if for just a fleeting moment.  Like the Uncle that gave you a dollar when you were a child, and you headed to the local Ben Franklin Dime Store, coming out with a little jar of  liquid blowing bubbles.

The Aunt that you would visit, who always had Salerno Butter Cookies and Milk waiting on your arrival.  A Sister that would always be your ally when your other siblings tormented you with muddy worms and threatened to make you eat them.

Do we take the time as a human race these days to really understand why the people that are in our lives are there?

We do gravitate towards people with similar interests, but it is also very interesting to step outside that little circle of life we are in, and try something a little different, learn something from someone that we have no idea what they are talking about.Watch an old movie that we have never seen, but often heard the title.  Casablanca, It’s a Wonderful Life or Once Upon a Time in the West.

I sat last evening with a couple that grew up in theater, and had the notions of this post swimming through my mind before we even entered their colorful home.  The walls in the bathroom are papered with old clippings of past events, old entertainers, sheets of music.  Entertainment from years past, things and people that have touched their lives, they touched mine last night.  The excitement in John’s voice, when he heard I had never seen Casablanca, he couldn’t wait to share something he felt passionate about and went digging for the movie - he didn’t find it, so I guess I will be heading to Blockbuster soon.

How will that movie, and that moment touch my life, I don’t know yet, but as we continue each day of our lives, we all have something to learn from someone, and we all have something to teach someone.  It’s broadening our circles and our minds that will help us grow into better rounded people.  I have a thirst for knowledge, and learning, stepping into others circles if only for a short time, can really be an adventure that will open up so many possibilities.

As my recycled, reused “conversation piece” continues, I will touch on a icon in Rock History that opened doors for one heck of a lot of people, a name that is known to many and known little to others, and not known at all to some.

Tags: Pencil Sketch, Thoughts

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