Welcome 2026!

I’m SUPER LATE to the party and, given the state of… everything, the irony is strong with this one, but I didn’t want to let the year begin without this routine post.

As usual, things rarely go as planned. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse, and some things for the better, some things for the worse. But we oughta keep going, making the most of what does or doesn’t happen. Personally, I’d rather not be too stubborn with my plans, as the universe might pleasantly surprise me with what’s most suitable. So I gracefully allow it, maintaining some flexibility. The real test, then, is whether or not we give up on our highest good when it doesn’t look so promising, remembering to look for opportunities or create them ourselves.

I was hoping this year would be a more easygoing one, a period to return to artsy crafts, without rushing or dangers lurking in the corner. However, as it turned out, it is going to be one keeping me alert and active. I’d make it worse by staying frustrated about it, hanging on to what I didn’t get, but I’ll instead take it as an opportunity to finish building the most solid foundations I can possibly build for what will be the rest of my life. I’ll pay attention, revise, and correct. As well as take notes for what else I could be tackling in the future. In terms of topics and more.

It is also the year when I finally, FINALLY, get to make my space neat & tidy enough to be completely unbothered, at last. I had my messy creative phase, which was much needed (thank you for tolerating it), and soon I’ll instead be operating smoothly. Authentically so. You will see me making many changes, improvements, and enhancements throughout the year, but I promise they’ll be worth it.

About this much, I am excited. So much so that it is difficult to keep myself from sharing all the updates that I already know are coming. But they’re coming, indeed. Just stay tuned!

This year, I wish everyone fighting the good fight: much courage, discernment, cooperation, perseverance, and victory. May you be able to let go of what is holding you back and reach for what will pull you forward. We are all creators and co-creators of reality - and that is a fact.

Let’s all create something amazing!

Featured Posts? You Bet!

Check them out! They are featured for a reason (or several). It is possible that they are particularly relevant to what is currently being discussed and that you’ll find that to be the case too.

Will there regularly be new featured posts? Maybe! But not religiously so. I’ll switch them up as required. Maybe in a month, maybe in 3, or in 6, or in a whole year. Maybe even quicker than that. I’ll post an Update when it happens, so you’re less likely to miss it.

Will it always be 5 featured posts? Doubtful! 5 might be the ideal number, for coverage without overextension. But 3 can happen often, for focus. 8 is not discarded either, for the rare occasions where digging in is a must. Really, it might be any reasonable number, depending. However, the aim is packs of 3, 5, or, if necessary, 8.

You can find them in the column to the left, within the orange-colored module.

Aquarius' Season

♒ AQUARIUS

As we enter the season of Aquarius, it is believed that the universe will be affecting us with energies that will cause us to think innovatively and embrace individuality. We will be more in tune with our visionary ideas, and abilities to collaborate and innovate will be enhanced. If you are receptive to them, you might be imbued with originality and insight. If you are resistant to them, you might be conflicted with detachment and rebelliousness. If you are completely blocked out, you might not notice them at all. And if you don't pay enough attention, you might miss opportunities to redefine your path.

Motivational Quote: "Dare to think differently."

For context and more of relevance, please read about The Zodiac.

Perish or... RISE

All I'm saying is that...
Although I absolutely detest it when I'm just trying to mind my business, maybe having a few disagreements with others here and there, and I'm suddenly targeted by people of questionable, if not inexistent, morality, with smear campaigns and worse, life can go two ways:

1. They get their way. I'm destroyed. I'm out of the game.
2. They unlock Hero mode. This is when and where my character gets tested and, if lacking, developed too. I also hold back less in asking for what I want and what I need because that's no longer merely a whim and can instead be fully justified (though I should probably be more affirming regardless). Furthermore, it brings powerful (and virtuous) people closer to me as they notice the vicious and malicious attempts to strip me of my own power and, ironically, I end up with more power than I formerly had. Add to that the power that my opposition adds simply by being paranoid of me, as they project all of their vices onto me, and that somehow, in one way or another, with how everything works, along with a refusal to give up, makes me GREATER than I even imagined I would be. Yes, the whole wiser, stronger, braver, and more.

I'm not excusing nor applauding these jerks jumping at you, throwing you off, and potentially catching you before you're ready. But it's worth mentioning that these are circumstances that, if you are able to get to the other side, can take you forward, to a point you may not have wished for, but then are glad and relieved you got to.

If this is you and you are currently going through something like this... Believe in yourself and don't take for granted all the support coming your way. From God, The Universe, Mysterious Forces at play, and whatever else you've been planting, knowingly or not, on your path.

Resourceful > Exploited

I, and I’m not alone in this, many others do too, really appreciate days that aren’t rushed into becoming counterproductive. I appreciate that sense of resourcefulness that truly lets you make the best and most of what you have - in time, space, energy, and more. It is a blessing - and a saving grace - particularly when you’re, in one way or another, forced to give up on your highest good to run within an exitless maze or a hamster wheel while everything valuable in you gets extracted for somebody else to benefit from it. I’m simply forever grateful to be out of that situation and wish that, never again, I or anyone undeserving is in it. We are flawed and incomplete creatures, and we often need the reminder (as well as the support) to not let ourselves go to waste.

3 Habits for Longevity

Doing your best and giving your all is great. Being intensely invested, hyper-focused, and making the most of every second can indeed get you far, may even come with a thrill. But that will be short-lived, causing you to then fall behind, if you don’t also factor in what would promote longevity.

• Taking Care & Resting
We know we have to and we hear we ought to. Yet, so often, we’re guilty of neglecting this extremely important matter. There is always an emergency or an urgency with something somewhere. And it’s natural to be compelled to tend to it. Furthermore, life gets shorter and shorter, and that makes it more and more tempting to fill our schedules and our to-do lists with as much as we could possibly cover. It is good to be that motivated into action. However, in order to continue to be so, we must also make sure that we are properly taking care of ourselves and resting the appropriate amount. It may seem like a setback in the moment, but it is instead ensuring that you continue to be motivated and taking action, without that gradually or abruptly declining.

• Unwinding & Meditating
What happens if you start throwing various items, of different kinds, into a room? What if they keep coming, more and more, without an end to it? The pile of items grows while the room remains the same size. Soon, you’ll start harshly pushing them in to ‘make space’ for more, though with little success. Some may even break. Many will bounce back. And then, when you try to find anything, what a mess! Not only that, you completely miss out on which items went with which other items. Does this seem like an ideal, or even reasonable, situation to you? This is basically what happens when you don’t take time to unwind and meditate. You’ve inundated your psyche with information that you haven’t processed (or, if due, released). Quite likely, it will make you restless and irritable too. Not to mention clueless and confused. You might eventually explode, along with carrying a sense of heaviness that gets worse and worse. So next time you feel like sitting back and staring into the distance, there’s a chance it is more productive than it may seem.

• Being Selective with ‘No’ and ‘Yes’
And firm about it. There is only so much that you can take on. And not only that. There is only so much that does align with you, is meant for you, and will take you closer to your highest you. A majority of things are mere distractions and delays, many of them harmful to your being if not just depleting. You might not always be able to tell which is which, but as soon as you realize that a ‘No’ is merited, you can give it without remorse. This doesn’t exempt you from accountability and responsibility, however, do not get it twisted out of convenience. This is reserved for what would actually keep you or hold you back from your greater version, where you can be abundant and generous. And be able to say ‘Yes’, to more that’s worthwhile, without issue.

Take a moment to reflect. What is lacking in you that could use some work? What can you work on personally developing now?

Saner to be "Insane"

When the alternative is to either take yourself out, shut down your brain, or devolve into degeneracy, isn't being "insane" the saner option?

The Artist’s RPG / Base Panels (WIP)

It’s about time! The Artist’s RPG is coming to life!
(And I’m bringing a few visuals, with mostly placeholders, as something to show for it.)

If you haven’t heard already, The Artist’s RPG is a project I’ve been working on that is born from and in alignment with the mission of “Unbridling & Sustaining Artistic Abilities”. It is another way of looking at art, what it implies and what it entails, and hopefully bringing together those who take a genuine interest in and are enthusiastic about art.

If that’s you, WELCOME.

Time and timelines are of relevance over here, both to know and understand where it is all coming from and to keep up with and keep looking forward to the stories that unfold within this space.

The PERIODS panel will put into perspective what has happened and what is happening that sets apart the decades, while the MILESTONES will put stamps on events that furthered relevant plots (might call the main plot, to become and be an artist, 'Are you kidding?').

As an Artist, there’s no single correct way of being - there are several. However, while you move, you may either be earning enemies or allies as well as either playing to your gifts or missing out on the advantage of that.

The MODES & CREDIT panel gives you a glimpse into the actions you can take and the consequences that they could bring. The TALENTS & PATHS panel, on the other hand, speaks on what you’re made of and meant for (talents to be filled out with components and paths to be selected as they pertain to your character and their destiny).

And if you think that art is only about making pretty things, you’re wrong. You learn, oh, you learn. But that really depends on how far you decide to take it. Art, nonetheless, is but a medium for everything that there is, could, and might be.

Within the SKILLS panel, you’ll find packs of developables, in the more general (yet concise) arrangement. Within the ABILITIES panel, you’ll find the countless departments that also have much to contribute to your development, in the more specific (quite scattered) arrangement - this is application at its finest.

Ahh, the components. And their three respective planes. This is what the universe is composed of that you can compose with! For better or for worse (though I recommend the ‘for the better’, as, otherwise, art dies out). But regardless, it is important to take into account what goes for or against art. Including what goes against art, yet, ultimately, does it a favor. Plus, with certain matters, it is about keeping a balance for existence and coexistence.

COMPONENTS’ panels gather all these “bits” that are to be encountered as the mysteries of art are unraveled. In the abstract (Conceptual), the concrete (Structured), and the morphing (Reforming) planes.

Okay, so there’s plenty. Stuff that you are, stuff that you do, stuff that you have, stuff that you can use, etc. But there’s even more to it. Many of those can operate in a wide range of expressions, from worst to best or simply different.

With ACHIEVEMENTS, you can gauge where you are in terms of capabilities as well as take note of what’s been accomplished (or can be accomplished) that is also worth noting. With EXTENTS/DEGREES, it is more about seeing how you carry yourself with what you carry. And what results from it.

Maybe you’re more confused now than before you started viewing and reading this article. That’s fine. Give yourself room to mull it over and more will come to you, I bet. And give me, too, some to bring you all the formal descriptions and explanations of all the parts that have been hinted at here!

CARDS W/ BOOKLET sets will soon be regularly published…

The End of An Era

At the risk of sounding like a Swiftie…
It was rare. I was there. I remember it all too well.

Although no. As much as I would have liked it, I wasn’t there in the flesh. However, I was there in spirit. And for many of us, that’s enough to make it an unforgettable experience to cherish now and forever.

From being surprised with Midnights, an album I wasn’t expecting but immediately loved (not over the shock of Antihero and what followed), to the first announcement of what was about to become the greatest tour in history (it seemed ambitious from the start, but the magnitude of it turned out to be something else), it was like stepping into a dream. And an outstandingly wonderful one at that. One that I never wanted to wake up from. To say I was dumbfounded would be an understatement.

Taylor Swift, giving her absolute all to make every minute and every moment special, bringing her fans more than they could or should even ask for, engulfing everyone attending within a massive atmosphere of what I can only describe as the most extraordinary manifestation of work that is done with, in, for, and out of love. You just had to be there.

That’s definitely a state I can voluntarily subscribe to and wish the world ran more on. But while it isn’t the default, at least we had this ‘escape’ (more like a floating bubble you can still see out of) that she crafted and provided, taking us through all of her eras and more - while also mashing up songs on a whim as if that’s not a superpower.

And the cynics were outraged, screaming, "This is absurd!"

  SPOILER ALERT!   Keep reading at your own risk. There are spoilers ahead... 

Ed Sheeran's Castle On The Hill

I ought to bring this up because it is a song I’ve loved since I first listened to it and now can love even more! Furthermore, I don’t have anything by Ed Sheeran posted here before this (at least not currently visible), and that’s pretty much a crime, on my book, as I did listen to his music plenty and his work became a part of what shaped me.

This song, in particular, can be such a maze of multiple interpretations or messages to draw out of it. I’ve been listening to it lately and I’m mind-blown by all it encompasses, WHILE being oddly specific nonetheless. The first time I listened to it, I was vaguely relating, mostly connecting with the mood, attitude, and orientation of it. But now? It’s like, HOLY DAMN, we’ve LIVED. 

I may not always be a romantic person, but I’ll definitely always be sentimental. If I’m not, something’s wrong. I have died. My spirit is blocked. Or something else - and it’s momentary. So I can especially appreciate this one as a piece that revolves around sentimentality rather than romanticism. And particularly because it goes out to lived experiences and what made those experiences wonderful, albeit bittersweet at times. 

I’m also immediately captured by the theme of castles, because of reasons I haven’t yet made completely obvious but they are there and they will be made so eventually. Thus, it is more than a mere bonus that they came into focus. Can you really be an artistic storyteller if you can’t transport yourself to medieval periods at least once? It is so fitting!

There’s so much I love about this song that I could not pinpoint it all (I go insane thinking about it). The tale of running away, all the individual mentions, the scattered details, including making friends and losing them through the years as well as how they hadn’t seen the roaring fields in so long. How it even goes, “And I miss the way you make me feel. And it’s real.” Jeez. I don’t know what it is like for you but, for me, it is the perfect scrapbook. 

“I’m on my way. I still remember these old country lanes. When we did not know the answers…”

How far we’ve come and how far we’re yet to go, huh? 😌