One of my friends has been trying to contact me for a few days. Every time I see her messages and try to contact her, I don't get her either. So we have been playing messenger tag. But yesterday at the grocery I caught a glimpse of her and we spoke very briefly. I was thinking about her process as the Artist that she is. Very much like me, she has to keep tanaciously focused on who she is and what she represents in her work. She is very shy and skittish about opening up, although we have known each other for years. I understand her trepidation and unlike my other 'friend' whose relationship ended so spectacularly, I do not see her as someone who implodes and pretends...or whatever that whole thing was. But I digress. This entry had nothing to do with anyone in particular, but as I wanted to focus on the next steps I have to make, that person came up because we always talk shop in some way, and she finally got me on the phone, inviting me to a studio visit with her. That conversation came just as I was thinking about 2022 and the things I have set up to get done. So I found her intervention interesting. It literally said to me, this energy is in some way symbiotic. Lol. To me, she has her whole plan and image down pat. For me, I still find my work very broad and also very specific at times. I am now embracing that everything counts and I am also taking on the criticism that my Gallerist gave me about not working enough. Although I do, I just do not share non art based or projects not related to his business with him. What happened for me yesterday felt like a breakthrough because the stream of consciousness that I felt was one where I began to look at my career more succinctly. I think this has also come about because I have been invited to do another talk about my work in early December. Bottom line, you get what you focus on indeed.