Love and Hope

There is so much to love and hope for

Hope Is Always Present. Around the winter solstice, I was feeling a lot of gloominess but I remembered to turn toward what felt nourishing and uplifting. Against a backdrop of darkness, you can always find light and glimmers of hope, life, and movement. I didn’t have a plan for how this painting would look. I just kept the word “hope” in mind. To buy prints of this artwork, visit my RedBubble page.

Merry Christmas to you! Sending you love and hope as we close out this year!

Just several days ago, we crossed our winter solstice. Amidst the heaviness and darkest of days, warm and radiant light started to flood back into our lives again. Hope. Yes, there have been moments this year that have felt utterly dark, gloomy, and disconnected. But I wanted to remind you that there is still so much that is beautiful and worth loving about this world, and each other. And I wanted this reminder to shine on for all of us.

We might sometimes feel disconnected and isolated from one another, but the reality is we are more connected than we ever have been before. We can instantly talk to someone on the other side of the world from anywhere in the world because of cell phones and this wasn’t even imaginable a hundred years ago. Let’s use our phones more to convey how much we care about one another.

Even though life sometimes feels hard in this day and age, the reality is that life has never been more convenient and easier than it is now. We have food, clothing, shelter, and robots galore! Our supply chains are global and we can get almost anything we want online and receive it in 2-3 days. That’s pretty amazing! Let’s remember to be appreciative of how accessible and available things are for us today. And send a heartfelt gratitude to one another (and to Mother Earth) for making it possible. We are all in this together so let’s help each other with the resources we have at our fingertips.

We might be broken in some places but we are still whole. We might be wounded in some places but we are still healthy. I believe in us. Just see how far we’ve already come! The future is yet to be born. May you bring out more of the kindness, joy, and hope that I know lives inside you. Here’s to a bright and nourishing 2024!

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