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Some little Yupo art I made and gave away

Yesterday someone wrote me and reminded me to stay positive. I needed the reminder. It dawned on me that half the month was now over and even though this electric bill looms like a black cloud on the horizon...it won't be long before rent is due...which is way more important in my eyes. So Im switching gears...
I have two projects I have to hustle on and Im setting aside the new little paintings I've been trying to sell online and focusing on the projects.
Social media has just proven once again to be filled with empty likes and hearts and almost no one helping to share your work (those that have- THANK YOU) but will wile away the day sharing
dumb memes, stories about celebrities and an endless drool over political figures. Thanks. 😉 I mean that happily. A point has been proven that I've long known.  But back to staying positive...
"
In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.
Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation. "

I will do my meditation today. I will stay positive. I will put my nose to the grindstone and I will enjoy this day. I will. 
I have LOTS to do to try to crawl out of the hole and turn this all around. And things could always be worse. I'm donating some art to a local artist who is facing cancer...and that's not me today...so gratitude. GRATITUDE! 🙌 
Another day to try, try again. Here we go- STAY POSITIVE! 

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