New Moon

I used to overthink and not share anything in the pursuit of perfection and self-protection.

I became trapped in thought loops and my own patterns of questioning myself before I even tried. So much of my expression is borne out of pain but so much is also borne out of the gratitude I feel for each breath I take.

Sharing these feelings is vulnerable and terrifying and I know this is why I have held back for so long.

But I cannot keep hiding, I need to share and open parts of my soul that need to be let out. Too much expression is flowing out of me, and I cannot ignore the deluge, the wave crashing over me saying: create, create, create.

I hid myself behind narratives, labels, career paths, diagnoses, relationships, friendships, expectations, and norms. I kept denying myself to fit a mould that was never relevant to who I am, playing a game that was never made for me.

Much as I kept trying, it could not be contained, who I really am kept poking through and the sunlight within me kept rushing out.

So I will continue to share my expression, through voice, art, and writing knowing that not everyone will understand and that is okay. But for those of you that do, that find comfort in my expression, I see you and I see your bright light even in the darkness, you are not alone.

If I continued to hide away, I would be squandering the gifts and opportunities I have been given. Instead, I choose a life of abundance and strength that is within me.

Please enjoy a handful of pieces I have made over the last few years and over a lifetime.

I will continue to keep sharing and putting one apprehensive but excited foot in front of the other as I undertake this creative journey.

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