“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering ‘It will be happier’. – Lord Tennyson

As the year comes to a close, I find myself looking back. What have I accomplished? What were my failures? What have I learned and how have I grown from it?

Going in to 2019, I knew I’d be turning forty at the end of the year. So, I wanted to make the year as memorable as possible. I wanted to feel like I had accomplished something. I kept my eyes open for opportunity, took a chance on myself, worked hard, and I was not disappointed.

But first, let me rewind a little bit here! In 2011, I had my thyroid removed. I had two large painful nodules on it that were making me miserable. I suffered for years up to that point with pain and strange symptoms. Once my thyroid was removed, they found I had the beginnings of thyroid cancer. In the time leading up to that, I adopted the word ‘Hope’ as my mantra and the anchor was my symbol of strength (as in “I’m still here, hanging on”). Hope saw me through some extremely trying times.

To this day I hold onto hope tightly. But with hope, I know that you also have to work hard for it. Meaning it takes work to keep the faith that things will get better, all the while actually working to make it so.

Though, I’ve had some wins throughout this past year, I also had a couple of losses. I’ve learned that it’s good to try new things, to put myself out there more, and that even the losses can be wins when you learn from them.

I look forward to what 2020 holds for me and my artwork and I hope you’ll come along for the ride! I expect good things!

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