Why shouldn't you wait until you say goodbye to say thank you?

You shouldn't wait until you say goodbye to say thank you because it's those people who support us, who nudge us toward our light, that we should really be paying attention to. Their words are what we need to follow and hold tight. The author, Crista Cloutier, recently returned from the funeral of her dear friend Evan, reflecting on how difficult saying good-bye is, especially when realizing a person's influence. Throughout her career in contemporary art, despite external success, she wasn't truly feeling it until Evan's gift—a framed photograph she had taken—served to point her away from the world’s opinion and back toward her true self. As artists, we often focus on critics, but it's the supporters who truly matter. Don’t wait until you say good-bye to say thank you.