My personal #topnine for 2020. Technically one of these images is a sneak peek, because it’s i

My personal #topnine for 2020. Technically one of these images is a sneak peek, because it’s in progress right now, but I included it because 2020 was the year that I could finally draw Rook’s face without having to arm wrestle it out of the canvas
I always love to do this because it gives me a chance to look back at the work I’ve done through the year and see all the improvements I’ve made. 2020 has been a journey, to say the least. Coupled with the global pandemic which brought immense emotional and mental stresses and changes at my job as a frontline caregiver, and all the political unrest and outrage, this year has also been one of the most transformative for me personally as well. As I’ve looked back at all the things we have gone through as a people, and for me personally, something that I have realized is how the combination of all this really crazy stuff helped me remember what really matters, and that I needed to refocus my attention away from things that really had no value in the long run. 2020 in the end has been a really important year in my life, I feel like I have grown so much, spiritually, emotionally, and artistically, and I think that based on some of the other posts I’ve read, I am not the only person who feels this way. 2020 was rollercoaster of chaos, but I feel like it united us in a way that was maybe being overlooked before. I was able to do a lot of things that I never thought I could do before in 2020, I did a lot of things I never thought I would have to do, and I am grateful for the “refining fire” if you will, that has been 2020. So here’s to 2021, which will be full of its challenges too, and here’s to all of us who emerged victorious through the furnace of 2020, renewed and refocused. Thank you to all of you for words of encouragement and gratitude, for making an effort to make this globe a better, more unified, and gentle place to live. #thankyou2020
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