Gratitude for the masked year

As the year of crystalline vision and absolute vulnerability comes to a close, I find myself in gratitude for all of the valuable lessons that I have learned this year and will continue to cultivate, honoring the many fashions of growth and personal development.
I am taking a moment to give thanks for every continued blessing along the journey that was 2020 and investing my aspirations for the new year.

• I give thanks for the ease I have received with understanding Natural Law and all of its implications, listening deeply to my intuition, to my environment, forging a closer relationship with the universal spirit.

• I am grateful to fully recognize and embrace myself as an artist, as a creative, allowing comfort in expressing myself with this method and knowing that my process is valid. May I continue to hold my vision and remain in alignment with my muse and inspirations throughout the year ahead.

• I am appreciative of my own journey, of the individualized path that I took to arrive at this stage in my life and I am choosing to honor the paths of others and their alternatives in the same mannerism. I am choosing to love myself completely in this lifetime, in every shape, fashion, and form of manifestation. Compassion is the gift of gracefulness and I aim to become so full of compassion that I am able to meet others from this heart center, offering advice if needed and remaining neutral.

• I give value and meaning to my time so that others may express the same. I honor my creative process, I am showing a new level of respect for my artistic perspective, and I am stepping up for myself in all areas of productivity.

• I am thankful for the lesson of an enduring relationship, of having a partner who fully listens, is completely present, and most importantly strives to be better each and every day. I am always blessed to be the mirror, to reciprocate and reflect, and alternate turns being the water that helps one another reach a little higher. For your support, for your love, your encouragement, and your friendship, I am forever in awe.

• May this amazing planet that provides our nourishment, shelter, and wondrous experiences be greeted with respect, care, and faithful compassion. I give thanks for the efforts that we have demonstrated thus far in an attempt to save the planet's ecosystems and I continue to be inspired through being an active participant in striving to make a difference.

• I aspire to enjoy more time outdoors, listening to the silence and being constantly surprised by nature’s critters. Midnight flower-picking, sketching / painting / printing in nature, and traveling to new borders.

• I am easily finding myself becoming prolific with both of my businesses, being able to reach across a community, generate art for a cause that benefits others, and offer tools to live a more nourishing life by teaching yoga. I hope to be inspired through the growth of others in my community and by the impact of my art.