I See YOU

Last night after watching a mini marathon of CBS’s new TV show A Gifted Man starring Patrick Wilson, I started today’s post. The show's about a doctor and his dead wife who’s a sort of angel in his life. The show makes me laugh, it’s brought tears to my eyes, it reminds me of my own angels, Sam and Bill; it makes me want to be a better man. Plus, I can stare at Patrick Wilson all night long. In one episode his wife tells him that he’s uncomfortable and afraid of being outside his comfort zone; it made me think about my own zone. What is my comfort zone composed of?

Today, while on my morning walk, I thought about it. The first thing that came to mind is my lack of eye contact. I’ve been aware of it for most of my adult years and I’ve made attempts to improve on it, but somehow I haven’t figured out a way to make better eye contact, especially with strangers. I realize that not only is it a way of keeping others at a distance, but unfortunately it also keeps people from coming in (in a good way.)

If our eyes are the windows to our souls then real eye contact can only open us up, free us, and move us forward. For the next couple of days, I will take this with me and SEE what happens.

The piece here is titled, “Caution.” It did it especially for today’s post. It’s my way of feeling when I know that I am keeping others at arms length. It’s like I have ‘yellow caution’ tape around me; it’s not good. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote, “Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting that looking.” What a brilliant quote!

I’ll end with a question: What will life be like, if we look beyond what are eyes can see?

I hope to see YOU soon.