She was more than enough.
Who are you trying to impress with your work?
HER:) Again and again and again.
I feel it so fitting that my very first blog post on my newly branded and redesigned website, will be dedicated to her. How Exciting!!
Oh, how I wish I could go back in time and hug this little me, love her, and tell her how smart, funny, loving, sweet, creative, brave, and strong she was.
Tell her it's just fine to wear your feelings on your sleeves, talk too much, and take up SPACE✨️
That it’s a wonderful thing to be a daydreamer…. and that she was more than enough.
Wish I could whisper in her ear, yes Livia, you ARE an amazing artist and one day you’ll be living your dream as a full time artist and people will connect to your art , your spirit and heart and will see, love and accept you exactly the way you are. They will see themselves in you, relate, respond and reflect back to you in so many wonderful ways.
I still remember at 4 years old my mama buying me a set of primary paint pots that arrived in a great big box with just two sheets of paper... how the paint smelled, and how it was so beautiful to smear it all over the paper and watch the colors collide.
Until everything turned BROWN (my new magical manifestation word, ask me later!) 😆😆 My mama hung that first masterpiece up above my little red dresser where I could see it, and it is one of my deepest core memories.
This little girl went through so much to be here now. Heartbreak, trauma, abusive and toxic relationships, unhealthy habits and insecurities, love, friendships and joys…a roller coaster of life, experiences and living, and at times hard to navigate, but somehow always beautiful.
Some things I still have in common with this little me are endless creativity, relentless tenacity, optimism, and a big open heart.
I'm so proud of her. And proud of me. And hope on another parallel we meet, and I get to hold her hand and run wild with her, laughing and smiling and full of excitement for what's to come.
Love yourself, friends. Every single last version! They all worked so hard to get you here.
xoxox
Liv
