I wanted to start reflecting back on 2025 so I can begin setting my sights on 2026.
And I’m trying to remember the year but it all feels like a blur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I remember starting the year feeling a pressure to “top” the pieces I made for my Antler Gallery show.
I remember saying “yes” to the KILN II show invite.
I remember mustering the courage to attend the opening exhibition for the KILN II show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I remember my confusion and despair over my spirituality and love life. I remember the feeling of momentum building with my work and career moving towards a whole new direction. I remember the discomfort that came with me stepping out of my comfort zone. I remember a period of na\u00efvety and innocence. I remember towards the beginning of this year, I experienced a moment where I genuinely thought I was going to die. My dog and I were on our early morning walk when we saw a rocket shoot across the dark morning sky. I remember thinking that it was either a missile or an alien, and in a few seconds this was going to be the end for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I remember the peace I felt in that moment as my life flashed before my eyes. I used to be so unsure of myself and my abilities I wanted to start reflecting back on 2025 so I can begin setting my sights on 2026.And I’m trying to remember the year but it all feels like a blur. I remember starting the year feeling a pressure to “top” the pieces I made for my Antler Gallery show.I remember saying “yes” to the KILN […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[28,25],"class_list":["post-3829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brain-dump-2","tag-brain-dump","tag-for-me"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3829"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4089,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3829\/revisions\/4089"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I remember giving up on those things and then crossing paths with someone so special.
I remember how he changed me.
I remember how he showed me what “more” could look like.
I remember how he showed me what expansion<\/em> felt like.
I remember how he made me feel so seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I remember feeling my edges starting to burn.
I remember feeling renewed and rejuvenated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I remember the love of being surrounded by my friends and family.
I remember moments where I realised I had a lot more work to do on myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I remember a period of pause.
I remember a period of crisis.
I remember the deception that tainted and destroyed everything.
I remember my hurt and my broken heart.
I remember the many ways in which 2025 has shaped and changed me into a new person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I remember feeling like I had a good run with no regrets.
I remember feeling so happy that in the moments before my death, I was out enjoying a quiet, cool morning walking with my dog, and listening to a fun podcast.
And I remember being so at peace with dying right then and there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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But after 2025, I know that I can genuinely trust in myself\u2014and my abilities\u2014to handle whatever may come my way in the future.
I’m thankful I got another year to live, and experience, life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"