Each day I receive multiple notifications that a certain person or company posted for the first time in a while. This makes me realize that I am not the only one who has felt somewhat befuddled, perhaps lost, with creativity, inspiration, and business greatly affected by Covid and months of erratic shelter-in-place mandates. (My leanings are not far right, nor are they far left liberal authoritarianism.) Although early on I managed to clean out drawers and closets, overall, I did not find 2020 to be a time of finishing creative projects; essentially, wrapping things up in readiness for new horizons. Conversely, I felt shut down, isolated, and constricted in a desolate urban area of high rises and concrete with little motivation to write and paint. Was it wasted time? Perhaps. Regardless, I accept that I found myself somewhat steeped in introspection and a state of funk, illustrated by my small works below. Is this changing? Yes, thank goodness, and like the blossoming of a flower, I trust in my work and openings for new opportunities.

In this image I have written a 4-letter word starting with h.