Resilience

Resilience is not about never falling; it’s about choosing to rise again and again.

Resilience is not about never being afraid. It’s about not being afraid to start over again after you fall. To start stronger. To start harder.

Resilience is not about always being strong. It’s about redefining the “cracks” in my path as openings for light to enter rather than flaws.

Resilience is not about never complaining and holding it all together. It’s about not falling apart and giving up on yourself when life feels overwhelming but growing beyond the limits of what I once knew.

This past year has been a year of tremendous change, one where I pushed myself beyond what I thought I would or could do, one where I took on more than I had imagined or thought I could ever handle, and one where life challenged me with plot twist after plot twist that felt relentless at times.

These paintings were born out of that developed and learned resilience over this time. I hope that they speak to you and embolden you as much as they have for me.