Fuck anyone who says I have to forgive everyone, “for my sake.” I worked hard for this anger. I worked hard to love myself enough to hate them.
Shit, yeah, this is a thing that is hard to articulate. Some people don’t feel healed by forgiving the people who hurt them, because that’s what they kept doing over and over and it only led to getting more hurt. Sometimes you feel healed when you’re finally brave enough to say “This person was horrible to me, and I did not deserve that treatment, and I don’t have to be okay with it.”
Last Thursday, I participated in my first art showcase EVER. I’m officially a RAW artist, and can now participate in any of their upcoming shows in any city.
This show meant so much to me on professional level as well as a personal level. It was amazing seeing how well received my work was to complete strangers. I was greeted with so many encouraging words, and lots of sales. It’s great motivation to know that my work has an audience and that it can do well with my perseverance behind it.
I’ve never spoken to people about my work before, because I have always been insecure about it in the past. This year has been an amazing, and challenging growing experience for me. I have grown so much artistically, creatively, and spiritually. This is only the beginning for even better experiences and more challenges! But I will achieve everything I set my mind to, it is all tangible.