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Mentor
I surprised myself with this one… I always thought of myself as having a deep selfish streak, and quite often found myself compensating by consciously going out of my way to help someone. This of course led to the inevitable feelings of self-loathing when I asked myself, “did I do this for them - or me”? Anyway, there are two very different people that I recently discovered considered me as a mentor in their careers - with no intent on my part. When my Mom passed away and my sisters and I were going through the house, sorting out what to give away and what to keep, we discovered in her purse a well worn list, titled “What I must do every day.” Number six on the list was, “do something nice for someone today and if they find out, it doesn’t count.” Hopefully Mom is looking down and saying, “See Mikey, I told you.”
Sychronicity of the arts
Some people just aren’t going to understand how one art form influences another. I think that is why some people are skeptical when we try to explain the concept behind Wines That Rock. To some people the thought that listening to music while painting - or creating a new wine, can have an affect on the creative outcome is too abstract a concept. Pity them, humor them, move on to another subject, ‘cause they’re never going to understand it.
