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Hi Everyone! It's Been a While!
4 years ago
Happy 2021 everyone! At the turn of 2020 to 2021 a kind of longing returned to me. The last handful of years have been somewhat difficult ones for me in terms of mental health. Depression, I discovered, manifests as withdrawal and disconnection from the very things that bring me a sense of vitality and connection. While I recognize that 2020 was a difficult year for many(and in its own ways it was for me as well), for me it was also one of intense personal growth. I came to terms with the duration, shape of, and severity of my depression and began to build bridges towards a life paved with more joy and desire to connect.
One of the things I miss a lot, I realized, is this place on the internet. With social media becoming increasingly toxic, I found myself withdrawing more and more away from having an online presence. But FA was always one of those communities I felt welcomed in and a part of. I look forward to making a return and getting to know you all again..and gosh..sharing more art.
I have quite a backlog of art to share that I will be working through uploading slowly. I have experimented a great deal in the last few years of online absence so a lot of my new work diverges quite a bit from what you all may recognize from me. I hope you can enjoy it as I look forward to sharing it with you all!
Thank you for being such a lovely warm community!!!
One of the things I miss a lot, I realized, is this place on the internet. With social media becoming increasingly toxic, I found myself withdrawing more and more away from having an online presence. But FA was always one of those communities I felt welcomed in and a part of. I look forward to making a return and getting to know you all again..and gosh..sharing more art.
I have quite a backlog of art to share that I will be working through uploading slowly. I have experimented a great deal in the last few years of online absence so a lot of my new work diverges quite a bit from what you all may recognize from me. I hope you can enjoy it as I look forward to sharing it with you all!
Thank you for being such a lovely warm community!!!
You need to work on yourself everyday in order to keep getting better, and just never stop x3
Go, go, go!
Also, its very great to see you back and posting again. <3
We missed your art!
Your art is so magnificent, it inspires me a lot
you will always be a good friend and I will always support ya!
*gives balaa all deh hugs!*
There is hope for 2021 yet!
It’s exciting that you have lots of artwork to share as well.
*hugs again...
I am very glad you are back...
V.
Stay safe and take care
I suffer from some mental problems too, I know this feel
Really eager to see all the new arts, you're one of the very first artists I started following over 10 years ago and you've been a source of inspiration for me through the years! I regularly go back to look at your art and get a nostalgic feeling looking at it.
It's good to see you. Welcome back. And thank you for your honest words. *hugs*
Thank you for your beautiful warm words dear <3.
As I said recently to someone else, as we get older, we learn to better appreciate the emotional connections we've made because a lot of other stuff starts losing its meaning. What do we do the things we do FOR? ... Anyways.
Depression is something I wouldn't wish on anybody. I most certainly would not have chosen it for myself. But some of my best qualities have emerged at least partly in response to it. It still sucks, but we work with what we have.
Trying to force myself into more online and IRL interaction this year to combat my own depression issues.
I feel a lot like you do, while 2020 was an awful year for most people I did do a lot of hard work to face my issues head on and made a lot of personal progress. I'm glad to hear you did, too. I hope you continue to make progress!! 💕
Good to see you back doing things you enjoy! I'll certainly look forward to seeing some of your art in the inbox over the next while. :) All the best for this new year!
It's so strange, I was JUST thinking of you today, completely randomly, as I was remembering a friend and a furcon from a long time ago, and I thought briefly about doing art jams and thought of you and the dragon you drew in my sketchbook a long, long while back. Just super weird that it was the same day that you also happened to put up a journal. :)
And of course, I'm glad to hear you've come through your trials in 2020 to reach a better place. Something I'm grateful to see others able to do when things are so dark and in need of positivity. Will be looking out for whatever you wish to share, but over all before any of that, take care of yourself; That comfort of self is the most important thing. :)
I hope whatever hardships you faced are mostly behind you so you are more free to chase the wild untamed horizons ahead you lovely lovely being you!
Same!!!!! I want to feel reconnected, too, for the same reasons. My ex is currently struggling very hard, and pushed me away; what his behavior taught me is how badly someone can disconnect, and that it helps nobody and least of all the one suffering from depression. And I don't want to treat my own depression that way anymore (even though I miss the heck out of him, and I miss our relationship, I wouldn't have realized this without the breakup.)
Also I look forward to more Balaa art!
Hopefully Miss Dee hasn't taken over the Org too hard either. :P
its good to see you again Balaa. you have been on my mind lately wondering what you been up to. lol
And while FA might not be a perfect place, I have found comfort and joy and friendship here whenever I needed it. You will make this place richer again, welcome back!