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My 5 Favorite Artists and Writers

I identify myself as both a writer and an artist. The writer builds stories through my articles and posts, both in my blog and on Medium. The artist draws and paints, on canvas and digitally. For each medium, I have a number of favorite crafters that I follow.

For art, it’s KillerNen and TheOneWithBear on Twitch and Lachri on YouTube. For writing, it’s Jenna Moreci on YouTube and Shaunta Grimes on Medium. These five have captured my attention and I am learning a lot from each of them. As time moves on, I’ll probably find other artists and writers to admire. When I do, I’ll write about them too. Until then, these are my favorites.

ARTISTS

KillerNen

Nen Chang

On Twitch

Nen is an irreverent, in your face, amazing artist who doesn’t take shit from anyone. Her work is amazing, inspiring and breathtaking. Her work ethic is brillant. When she streams, it’s usually for 10-12 hours at a time. She is willing to give advice and believes in telling it like it is. She will encourage you in your art, but if you make the mistake of asking for a true critique of a piece of your artwork, she will tell you everything that is both good and bad about it. She takes no prisoners.

TheOneWithBear

Sarajean Chung

On Twitch

Sarajean is a sassy, fun-loving, awesome artist who is willing to talk about a wide variety of subjects, including anime and manga. Don’t let her winning smile fool you. She will shut down trolls with a quirky comeback that will have you laughing as you run to the bathroom. Take some time to check out her Etsy shop and see her on Twitch. Her artwork is awesome and she is incredibly talented.

Lachri

Lisa Clough

On YouTube

Lisa is a wonderful artist and teacher. Her YouTube videos give you precious tips on a variety of art mediums, from beginner to advance. She hosts a YouTube Live most Wednesday nights where she will answer questions, as long as they are asked nicely and politely. Really, all she asks is for proper internet etiquette. She is smart, beautiful and talented. She has a few physical ailments that she is overcoming and proving that making a living online through art is not impossible. She is one of my role models.

WRITERS

I have just picked up writing again in the last six months. It was something I was fanatic about in my 20s and then dropped because life got in the way. Now, I’m learning to love it again and these two writers are part of that.

Jenna Moreci

The Savior’s Champion – (Amazon Affiliate Link)

On YouTube

I read The Savior’s Champion because my best friend introduce me to Jenna’s YouTube channel. Jenna is amazing. She is fun and funny. Her videos have a lot of helpful information and are entertaining too. My best friend and I share a Nook account, so when my best friend bought TSC, I decided to read it. It is so good and I can’t wait for Book 2 to come out.

Shaunta Grimes

The Astonishing Maybe – (Amazon Affiliate Link)

On Medium

I found Shaunta on Medium as I write articles there too. I was exploring Medium looking for other writers, especially writers writing about writing and found Shaunta. She writes a lot of articles on Medium, like multiple articles a day. Sometimes, it hard to keep up with them, but I don’t mind. I signed up on her website and get a notice in my email when she writes another one.

She wrote the book, The Astonishing Maybe, which is a children’s book (age 10-14). I don’t usually read that sort of thing, but at one point she was offering a conference if you bought the book. Since the book was only $12, I though that wasn’t bad for an online writer’s conference. I decided to read the book since I bought it. It was awesome. It was deep and meaningful, which I wasn’t expecting from a children’s book. There are some very sensitive issues in the book handled in way that would make a lot of sense for 10-14 year olds. I ended up passing the book on to a group that my friend work with that has kids that age range, since I don’t know any children that age personally. (My grandkids are 3 & 5.)

These are my most admired role models for April 2019. I know that things will change and I find others on Twitch, YouTube, Medium to watch and read, but for now, I’m really enjoying these five. Take a look at them and see if you enjoy them too.

What artist and writers do you enjoy? Are they on Twitch, YouTube or Medium? If so, tell me about them and leave me a link to their social media.

Are You Letting Other People Control You?

“Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings and emotions” – Will Smith

Will Smith is one of my favorite actors, and this quote of his makes me stop and think about my life in so many ways. There are many people in your life that you need to stop and think about how what you do effects them. Your family, your friends, your boss and co-workers – they are important people in your life and what you do can effect them in many ways depending on what is going on. 

BUT

Who else are you trying to please that you really shouldn’t? How often are you trying to please a co-worker over your boss, or your boss over your family? Who in your life is your priority and where is your own well-being in there?

Here’s my piece of advice: Stop worrying about what the world at large cares about. Worry about those in your immediate circle as long as they have your best interest at heart. If they don’t, then only worry about what you care about you. 

If you can’t stand up for yourself, who is going to stand up for you?

If you don’t take care of yourself, will you be able to take care of those who are important to you?

Find the people who will help you make a better life for yourself and make them your inner circle. They are the ones who opinions should matter. Not the people who don’t do anything for you or who only tear you down.

35,000 Words and Counting…

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One of my 2019 goals is to write 100,000 words and I have broken it down into a monthly goal of 8,334 word. Well, I made that goal in both Jan and Feb, but I blew that goal out of the water for March. Here’s the breakdown:

Jan: 8527Feb: 8588March: 18,395

Which gives me a total of 35,510 words as of the end of March, more than 10,000 words over my year to date expectation.

Two things really stand out as changes for March and they happened at the same time, mostly because one thing lead to another. The first is I found this program called Dabble Writer (dabblewriter.com) and it is amazing. It gives me a way to not only organize my writing but also a way to see how much I’m writing each day. It also has a goal & stat section that is in the corner of your screen, so you know right where you are and how far you have to go.

Finding Dabble Writer led me to getting excited, which led to me looking for more time to write, especially on days I have to work. AND I FOUND IT. Once I get out of the shower, I have 10-20 minutes built in before I have to get dressed for work. Before, I was getting back in bed and reading through email, playing Words with Friends or something stupid like that. Now, I go sit down in front of my computer and type up a journal entry. I usually get anywhere from 250 – 650 words written before my day even starts. Those words are usually about what I want to write about that day or what I need to work on that day, but sometimes I’m just bitching about how tired I am or how much I don’t want to go to work. Still, I’m writing, even if it isn’t good writing. It gets me started.

The other awesome thing about Dabble Writer is that as long as I have access to the internet, I can log into it. So, if I’m out at a cafe, I can take my iPad with me and log in. If I’m at a friends house, I can use their computer and log into Dabble Writer. It doesn’t really matter where I am. I will say this, they are still working on the tablet version, so there are some hiccups there, but they don’t bother me. I’m still thrilled with Dabble Writer.

Have you figured out how to meet your 2019 goals?

“She Didn’t Use To Be Gay” – Bullshit

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Occasionally, I read articles to see which
celebrities have come out in a gay relationship. As a pansexual woman, it
interests me to see who I can relate to in the media. While reading through the
latest list of celebrities that have come out, I found something that annoyed
me. No, it didn’t annoy me. It pissed me off.

In the section on Meredith Baxter, they mentioned
that she was married four times before she started dating her current female
partner. BUT, they made this comment,

“Yes, that is right, she was not always a homosexual.”

I have a problem with this comment. It completely
disregards bisexuality and pansexuality. They were using the word homosexual to
include Baxter as part of the LGBTI community, but then dismissing her early life
because she had a male partner, she should be part of the community.

I’ve had male and female partners. I don’t
discriminate on who my partner is going to be based on the gender. So, what if
my current partner is male, female or binary. I am still pansexual no matter
whom I am with. Meredith Baxter is and was still a part of the community no
matter the gender of her partner.

I’m single right now. I have no idea who my next
partner is going to be or what gender they will identify as. I don’t really
care. My only requirement for a partner is to be attracted to them in some way,
shape or form. I must have a connection and the connection must be stronger
than a friend connection to make it into a relationship.

No matter what, I am part of the GLBTI community,
and I always have been.

What Is Your Definition Of Success?

According to the English Oxford Living Dictionary, Success is “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose; the attainment of fame, wealth, or social status; a person or thing that achieves desired aims or attains fame, wealth, etc.; or the good or bad outcome of an undertaking.”

People define success in different ways. Some define it with money or property. Some define it with spiritual beliefs. I believe that each person defines success in a different way and that it’s based on how we grew up, on how we see the world and on our person values. I also believe that until we challenge all three of those “ideals”, we won’t have true success.

I grew up poor and I’ve had that mindset my whole life. I’m still fighting that mindset. When I have extra money, I want to spend it. When I have extra time, I want to goof off. I’m slowly moving to a more goal-oriented mindset, where I ask myself, “Does this purchase/activity move me closer to achieving my goals?” If I can answer with a yes, then awesome. If I answer with a no, then I self-access and see if it is something I really need. Sometimes, I need the down time to read that fan fiction story that has nothing to do with my next article. Sometimes, I need to eat that candy bar even though I’m trying to lose weight. As long as I’m not over indulging, it’s okay to read that fan fiction or eat that candy bar, every once in a while.

In the last year, my whole way of seeing the world has changed. I’ve been a pessimistic person most of my life. The cup was always half empty and getting emptier, and it was always someone else’s fault, unless it was always my fault. I know it was a contradiction. It depended on the day and how depressed I was. The more depressed I was, the more it was my fault, no matter whose fault it truly was or even if it was no one’s fault. In the last year, I have confronted my own self of self-worth and made a radical change. I don’t think that I’m an optimistic by any means. I’m closer to a realist than anything else. I, no longer put myself down and when I start to hear that little voice, I stop and listen to loud music to drown it out until I can think in a clear manner. Then I look at the situation with fresh eyes and see what is really bothering me.

My personal values have changed as well. I see money as less of a goal and more of a tool. I don’t want to be rich. I want enough money to achieve my goals. That is something else that has changed. I now have Life Goals. I asked myself these two questions, “I’m 100 years old, I’m lying on my deathbed, what have I accomplished? What would I like to have accomplished?” I’ve been passionate about my art for years, but it wasn’t going anywhere. Those questions gave be a purpose to go with my passion. I believe that you need both passion and purpose, or you won’t get anywhere.

So, my definition of success has changed. It used to be all about having a good job, making good money and buying a house. I wasn’t successful at any of those and I was consistently putting myself down about it. I was always a failure and no good.

Now, my definition of success is to be working towards my goal of creating artwork, supporting myself by selling my artwork without a “traditional” job and to have enough money to travel, first the United States and then the world. As long as I am making progress towards these goals, I am a success. If I complete these goals before I’m 100 years old, then I’ll create new goals.

What is your definition of success? Have you achieved it?

The Facebook Algorithm Is F**kin’ Perfect

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I was watching a fellow artist on YouTube Live last night,
and she went off on a rant about Facebook and its algorithm. It wasn’t a long
rant, maybe about 10 or 15 minutes, but it reminded me of all the wrong
complaints I hear about how Facebook works. I’m not an expert by any means and
I may get a lot of this wrong myself, but I’m looking at this as a consumer of
Facebook.

I started out on Facebook playing games and gradually over
time began showing off my artwork to friends and family, started following
groups and now I have a Facebook Page. When I interact with my feed, I like and
comment on the cool posts that interest me. This includes the posts of my
family and friends, celebrities I like and follow, cool gadgets and trends, and
the FB groups I enjoy the most. What it doesn’t include are posts I ignore as I
cruise through my feed, including all those FB groups I joined but no longer
care about and the pages I liked but no longer interact with.

Facebook’s algorithm knows my behavior. That is its point. If I like the video post of “F**kin’ Perfect” from P!nk, then it’s going to show me more posts from P!nk, until I stop liking videos from P!nk. The algorithm is constantly changing my feed to suit what I like at any given time.

It works the same way as the advertising you see all over the internet. You shop at Amazon for a new set of sheets, then you go to Facebook and you see advertising everywhere for sheet sets that will fit your bed. I’m an artist and it will even capture that data when I add new products to one of my shops. For instance, my RedBubble Shop (Yes, that is the link to my shop). When I add a new product to my RB shop, I will see an advertisement for that product for days afterwards on Facebook and other websites, even though I added that product to RedBubble.

Facebook’s algorithm works exactly the way Facebook wants it
to. The consumer gets to see what he or she wants to see. If they are
interacting with your content daily, then they will see your content daily. How
do I know this to be true? Because I see my parents, children, friends content
every time I log in. I see the posts from the Facebook groups where I’m most
active in my feed. I see the advertisements for similar pages for activities,
trends and hobbies that I already enjoy.

It’s interesting to me to notice what I don’t see. There are
many groups that I joined where I’m not active anymore. I don’t see their
posts. There are many “friends” that I made when I was playing
Facebook games. I don’t see their posts. There are many trends that I used to
follow. I don’t see their posts. The Facebook algorithm grows with the
consumer, not with the advertiser. That is the way it should be.

What does all this mean?

Stop blaming Facebook for your issues. It’s not Facebook’s fault that you can’t get customers. The problem is that you’re not attracting the attention of your customers or you’re attracting the attention of your customers, but you aren’t keeping it. Now, I’m not saying that I’m any better than you at figuring out how to do this. It’s a skill I’m still trying to learn, but I am saying to stop blaming Facebook (or Instagram, Pinterest or any other Social Media platform) for your issues. There have been plenty that have figured out how to get the attention and keep it (Gary Vaynerchuk, to name just one).

Do what I’m doing now. Instead of complaining about how
Facebook is screwing you because of the algorithm, take the time to work out
how to be a better attention grabber and keeper. Build a following. I’m not
great at it yet, but I’m putting in the work. I started my art as a hobby six
years ago. I have been taking it seriously for less than a year. I have set
long term goals that I don’t expect to achieve for a minimum of 10 years. I’m
playing the long game here. Take your time and enjoy the journey. You will
reach the top eventually, whatever your “top” is.

7 Stops On The Road To Self-Love

According to the English Oxford Living Dictionary, Self-Love is the “Regard for one’s own well-being and happiness”.  That is about as neutral of a definition as I could find.  My definition is that self-love is how much you love yourself, so that you can love others.  I truly believe that if you don’t love yourself and continue to refresh that love, you can’t truly love others.  You will obsess over others. You might have a parody of love for others.  There might be an unhealthy, abusive version of what some might call love, but really isn’t.  Real, true love between people can only happen when both people can love not only each other, but also themselves.  I truly believe this.

How selfish is self-love?

As I was researching, I saw so many articles on both sides
of the divide of how selfish self-love is. 
I don’t think that self-love is anymore selfish than any other type of
love.  It all depends on the person.  Someone who is so in love with themselves that
they can no longer love anyone else has taken self-love to the other extreme
and there are other underlining issues there. 
That is not what this article is about.

What this article is about is learning to love yourself, so
that you can in turn love others, whether they be family, friends, or
lovers.  This article is about ways that
I have used to learn to love myself. 
Some of these I have picked up here and there throughout my life.  A few I picked up from the internet of the
last year and I no longer know exactly which site I found them on.  These are in no particular order as every
person will have to decide for themselves which ones work best for them, nor is
this list complete.  There are a ton more
ways to learn about self-love.  These are
a few that have worked for me. 

Stop Comparing YourselfFind Your PassionAsk Yourself: What’s My Purpose?Set BoundariesForgive YourselfSelf-CareExplore Your Spirituality



Stop Comparing Yourself

You are unique.  There
is no else like you, and because there is no else like you, you should be
comparing yourself to anyone else.  Why
do that?  I know.  Parents compare their children.  Employers compare their employees.  It happens all the time.  Why do it to yourself?  Find what makes you unique and shine. 

While I’m talking about comparing yourself, let me talk
about perfectionism too.  Nobody is
perfect. NOBODY!!!  Stop trying to be
perfect.  Instead, try to be
excellent.  Everyone can be
excellent.  Be your excellent you!

Find Your Passion

I believe that everyone has something they are passionate
about.  For me, it is art.  I love painting, drawing and everything to do
with art.  For my best friend, it is
writing and creating worlds and stories. 
For some people, it’s football or baseball.  For others, it’s community service or their
church.  Whatever it is, everyone has a
passion.  Once you have found that
passion, use it to build up your confidence in yourself.  Use it to build up good vibes in your
life.  Find that passion and use it.  Trust me, it will make a world of difference.

Ask Yourself: What’s My Purpose?

This was a big one for me, maybe the biggest one.  I spent ages without a purpose.  I drifted along with life without knowing
what I wanted to do.  I went to work,
ate, slept and painted my artwork, but I was drifting.  It was until I set LIFE GOALS that I gave my
life direction and now I have a purpose. 
The life goal doesn’t have to be grand and they aren’t set in stone.  Mine are to save up enough money to travel
the world.  Once I have done that, then
I’ll set a new one.  Set a goal.  Make it a big enough one that it will take
decades to achieve.  (I’m expecting mine
to take at least 20 years and then I’ll travel for 10 years or so.)

Set Boundaries

Boundaries can be your best friend.  Everyone has those friends that are fun to be
around on occasion, but at other times, they aren’t exactly great.  They are the ones that are the life of the
party until they had one to many or they are great until they want you to loan
them some money which they will never pay back. 
This is where boundaries work wonders. 

When you have friends that are completely toxic, you can
easily get rid of them.  You know they
are bad for you and you don’t miss their friendship because it was always
terrible.  But when the friendship is 80%
good/20% bad, what do you do?  You don’t
want to drop that friend altogether.  You
enjoy that 80%.  Set up boundaries.  You may still lose the friend if they can’t
respect your boundaries, which has happened to me, but a lot of times, your friend
may step up and realize that they need to either change or respect the
boundaries you set.  Either way, your
friendship can flourish.  And if your
friend can’t respect your boundaries, at least you know that you tried.

Forgive Yourself

Everyone makes mistakes. 
Everyone has done something wrong or wronged someone.  It’s all a matter of degrees.  You need to forgive yourself for those mistakes
and wrongs, and if you have wronged someone, then make amends.  Then going forward, do your best and forgive
yourself for your mistakes.  You are not
perfect, no one is.  NOBODY IS
PERFECT!!!!!!!   No one ever will
be.  Stop trying to be perfect.  Strive for excellence and forgive your
mistakes.

Self-Care

Not every day is going to be a good day and that is
okay.  When you have a bad day or
something bad happens, take the time for self-care.  Self-care is physical and mental.  Take mental health days when you need
them.  Take time to make sure your
physical health is okay.  If you are
stressed out, take the time to participate in stress relieving activities, like
a warm bath, a massage or cuddle with your partner.  If you have a cold, take cold medicine and a
day to relax in bed.  Whatever it is that
is self-care for you, make sure you have it on hand when you need it.  Personally, I like to curl up in bed with a
good book.

Explore Your Spirituality

I believe that we have a soul and that our souls need
nourishment.  I don’t believe that we
necessarily need religion to feed our soul. 
We can use religion if we find the right religious place of worship, but
I don’t think it is necessary.  What I do
believe is necessary, is spiritual nourishment and spiritual nourishment can
come in many forms. 

For myself, that is art. 
My artwork come from my heart and soul. 
It brings me peace and passion.  I
spend time in meditation while working on piece of art.  I lay a lot of my anger, angst and heartache
in my artwork.  I give it up to my
deities and let them bring me piece. 
This is what I mean by spiritual nourishment.

For those that are religious, they can find that through
their worship.  For those that are not,
they can find it through their own version of spirituality.  I believe that everyone needs to explore
their spirituality in whatever form they choose.

Loving yourself so you can love others is one of the best goals you can have.  It is a goal that I am still striving to meet.  It is a goal that a lot of people are working on and I hope that it is a goal that you will work on too.  I think that self-love is not selfish and is needed.  If you don’t have enough love in your heart, how are you going to have enough love to give.  Self-love is the first step in having enough love to give.

Dreaming of the Future

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TRAVEL – TRAVEL – TRAVEL

My biggest dream in life is to travel the US and worldwide,
but I have a unique way I want to travel. 
I don’t want to spend a few days or weeks in one place.  I want to spend months or a year in an area
and really explore it.  I want to visit
all the tourist destinations and then find the out of the way places only the
locals know.  I want to get to know the
people and the culture. I want to really explore the area I’m visiting.  Then once my time is done, I want to move on
and explore the next area.

My first stop is Orlando, FL.  I want to buy a season pass to Disney World
and really explore the parks.  I want to
explore Universal Studios and the other parks around Disney.  I want to explore the region around Orlando
and find out what else there is in Florida to do.  I want to take a weekend trip to the Keys (or
a week).  I want to invite my family to
visit, so they can go to Disney too. I want to spend a year exploring Orlando.

Then I want to move somewhere else for a year, and then
somewhere else for a year.  Each year to
be spent in a different local, most in the US, but I want to spend my time
exploring the wider world as well.  I
want to spend at least six months in the UK, Australia, Peru and other places
in the world.  I want to be able to
afford a translator so I can visit non-English speaking countries, because I’m
terrible at languages.  My brain doesn’t
work in a way to pick them up.

Then, when I’m tired of traveling, I’ll pick a home base
from which ever place was my favorite and retire there, wherever that ends
up.  Maybe I’ll buy a house, maybe I’ll
live in a camper, so I can still take off and travel, maybe I’ll go back to
what I know now and live in an apartment, but whatever that is, I’ll have
traveled the world and made my dreams come true.

Then again, maybe I’ll never get tired of traveling and this
is how I’ll live the rest of my life, moving from one destination to the next,
never know where I’ll be the for the next year until I’m there.  That sounds heavenly.

Reviewing 2018

Marie Forleo asked herself these questions this year and then challenged her readers to ask these questions too. These are my answers:

Questions 1: What did I do, create or experience this year (2018) that I’m really proud of?

Question 1 was the easiest by far, as
my life as changed a lot this year. At the end of 2017, the owners of the
company I worked for sold the business. In March
of 2018, I was laid off
in the first round of layoffs. (By June
80% of the in-house employees were laid off.) During the 7 months that I was unemployed,
the hours that I wasn’t looking for a new job were spent planning the direction I wanted to take my art
business and in self-improvement. I now have a set of goals for my business and
a set for my personal life. I am working towards making my dream of working as
a full-time artist (business goal #1). I have lost 17 pounds of the 125lbs that is my
weight loss goal in the last 4 months (personal goal #1). I
found a new job making more money than I was making before and it is
less stressful and more fulfilling. Plus, the self-improvement has help be become
a more positive and optimistic
person overall. (Another big change is in my relationship with
my sister, we hadn’t spoken in 20 years and now we are great friends.) There is
still a lot of work to be done on my goals, but I’m reaching for the stars. It
takes longer than a year to make it that far.

Question 2: What mistakes did I make that taught me something? What lessons did I learn that I can leverage?

As for my failures, well, there was
being laid
off, but most of my failures go hand in hand with my goals. The first set of
goals that I wrote for myself back in May have been completely scrapped
because my mindset was still one of what would make those around me happy, not
what would make me happy. Even now, my goals change and grow as I redefine what
makes me happy. I still get bouts of depression and anxiety that put me on my
butt. Those are going away slowly as I change my diet and attitude. Most of my
depression and anxiety have been caused by chronic
migraines which the doctor could never find the cause. Part of 2019, is going
to be explore how diet, exercise and sleep effect
my migraines, thus effect my depression and anxiety. I consider the failure
that I have never taken the time to address these issues before, not that I have them. I
have suffered in silence, concentrating
only
on the migraines alone.

Question 3: What am I willing to let go of?

There are several
things
I am willing to let go of in my life. The two biggest and the two I’m already
planning to work on in 2019, are clutter – time and physical clutter – and
negative thoughts/attitudes – mine and others. I have no room in my life for
nay-sayers and people who are putting
me down, myself included. I can build a thriving art business and I can lose
the 108 lbs. that I still need to lose. Also, part of my goals is to travel.
You can’t travel if you have a lot of “stuff”. The clutter must go. I can’t build my art
business if I’m spending all my time playing games and watching TV, so those things
must go too. Narrowing my focus onto what is import is the keywords for 2019.

My Focus for 2019:

Business:
Building my art business – selling at craft and art shows in my area, learning
about marketing for my online store

Personal:
Learning better eating habits, walking more often and longer,
self-improvement – both in education and attitude

Social:
continue to grow my relationship with my sister and her fiancé, make friends
offline and online

Dreaming of a Better Life

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” ― Norman Vincent Peale

Do you ever feel like the life you are living isn’t what you want? That what you want is out of your reach? Are you dreaming of a better life?

I spend my days and nights working for something better than what I have. I’m not satisfied with the hum drum life that I’m living. Don’t get me wrong. I like my current job, but it is a job and I want to live my passion.

I am an artist. It is the heart and soul of my life and I want to live that 24/7. I want to jump out of bed every morning and run to my studio and create. I want to travel the world and breathe art. I want to meet new people and learn new ways to create beauty. I dream about it every night and work for it every day.

I have a list of over 50 dreams that I want to live before I die. Some of them are easy and some of them are hard. I started the list six months ago. Some dreams are a onetime deal. I complete the task and I’m done. The dream has been achieved. Other dreams are continuous. They will take a life time to achieve. Some dreams are maintenance dreams. Once I achieve the initial dream, I’ll need to maintain them to keep the dream alive. Others are impossible dreams. I’ll never achieve them in my lifetime, but you need impossible dreams, so you always have something to strive for. AND you never know, you might achieve them or something even better.

Some of my dreams:

Live as a full-time artist!
Travel all over the world
Visit all the Disney Parks/Resorts
Disney Cruise!!!
Write 100,000 words on this site by the end of 2019
Write 1 Million words on all my sites by the end on 2030

These are a few of my dreams. What are yours? Let me know in the comments below!