The state of the world is concerning and it gets even worse by day. This affects us all to a degree, we all worry for our future, for our safety, for our children. Few of us have any hope left… but what if there was no hope, then there wouldn’t be any reason to live, right?
For me it was hope that kept me going. I cannot change the state of the world, but I have control over my world. I lost two people this month both of whom I cared for deeply. I am still processing it, still missing them, still ruminating in the memories. But I know that one day I will be able to move on and connect with new people. Healing takes time, but in the end it will always get better. This is hope: trusting your future-self that he or she will be able to enjoy life again. But for now, allow your present-self to feel the pain and sadness.
As for my creative processes, I have started two short-stories to process the emotions I am going through (working titles are “partners in crime” and “dream-bubble”). Don’t expect them to be released anytime soon, if ever. Right now I am building my routine to enable creative work, but it will take some time. Just today I also established the foundation of a story from my ORIDNARY Series.
What I also focused on were design ideas for my website… and finally I started drawing again. I am a bit rusty and as a traditional artist it is very uncomfortable to learn digital drawing. But this is the next step for me, and I will one day become a world class author and artist. Slowly but surely.
Dum spiro, spero