I’ve been keeping a very low profile, online and off, due to some unforeseen circumstances.
I want to keep the connection with you, because many of us have been migrating from one place to another.
But I’m not sure how many of us are still here.
I was looking at my reader data and learned that more than 200 people stopped opening my emails since the election.
I can understand that—people are planning and reflecting in their own way.
So I’ve been praying alone on whether to put this on hiatus, or shift to some other format.
In the meantime I sent a private note to those 200+ people letting them know I’d remove them from the mailing list so as to not clutter their inbox.
A handful wrote back and said they’d like to stay on the list. Reminding me that consistent routine is the best way to build connection and fit into someone’s life.
I‘ll admit it’d been a challenge to create new art when our republic (and the world) is under attack. But these are the times when art and voice matter most.
So I think I can commit to one new artwork and a short note per week. If you want to hear from me and receive these emails, then I’ll keep sending them to you.
You keep putting one foot in front of the other and keep on going. The way will become clear at some point. Many people are depressed and discouraged right now because things didn’t turn out the way they expected. Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans. The survivors among us learn to roll with the disappointments and remember to reach a hand down to our brothers and sisters who haven’t learned yet that life does go on. It’s more critical than ever that you keep on posting and reaching a hand down to lift others up. I know it’s tough to stay relevant and touch lives, but that’s what a ministry is all about. You see the secret is that when you reach out to lift others up you lift yourself up also. Always remember Christ at Gethsemane. When the hour is darkest it is more important to keep on going.
You keep putting one foot in front of the other and keep on going. The way will become clear at some point. Many people are depressed and discouraged right now because things didn’t turn out the way they expected. Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans. The survivors among us learn to roll with the disappointments and remember to reach a hand down to our brothers and sisters who haven’t learned yet that life does go on. It’s more critical than ever that you keep on posting and reaching a hand down to lift others up. I know it’s tough to stay relevant and touch lives, but that’s what a ministry is all about. You see the secret is that when you reach out to lift others up you lift yourself up also. Always remember Christ at Gethsemane. When the hour is darkest it is more important to keep on going.
None of us know who we will touch or how, but we do know we are here at this time, in this place, for His purpose.
You have a beautiful and unique voice. Do not grow weary. You would be greatly missed!
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