2020 sure gave all of us plenty of time for stillness and reflection, didn?t it. And perhaps that?s what we all needed.
I remember in the beginning of the year reading stories of a virus in China and didn?t think much about it other than hoping they contained it and all would be fine. I remember saying to several friends ?no worries, it won?t reach us? but oh my how I was so wrong. Who could have imagined a virus would shut down the modern world"
I remember in early March coming back from a five day trip to the Florida Keys and noticing at the airport on my return that the mood had shifted. People were worried and wearing masks because the virus had reached our shores, and sure enough the very next week California went into lockdown and like the rest of the world I was in shock that this could be happening: schools canceled, businesses shut down, and only essential travel. My creative work was unaffected, but I lost the ability to travel so I had to pivot and adapt. Many friends and family members suffered economically and our circle and community lost some loved ones to the virus, like the rest of the world. It goes without saying 2020 has been the strangest most challenging year ever, but with the extra time spent at home and working from my studio I learned some valuable lessons.
 
I enrolled myself in the school of personal development last year and it continued in 2020. I spent a lot of time reading books and listening to podcasts on that topic which helped me gr...