New Year

It is hard to believe that we are in the second decade of the 21st century. My goal is to spend more time with others who share my interests and to work at healing a long-term illness. I have battled depression most of my adult life. It has periods where it is manageable, other times it controls every aspect of my life. I am in a slump now. I spend most of my time alone and with few exceptions, I have no close friends except my wife. My wife and partner keeps me grounded, she keeps me from self-destructing. I have a lot of gratitude for her and her upbeat optimistic outlook. She really does make life worthwhile. She is my cheering section, my pep squad. She is always there for me and I know that I can depend on her. Like me she has some serious health concerns. It keeps her in bed a lot. She could be depressed, but she tries not to let things get to her.
I would like to continue to expand my interest in art. Perhaps do some greeting cards. I tried to do some greeting cards in the past but had no consistent plan to deal with rejections. I had no idea how personally I would take rejection notices. I hope to see how others cope. I think it is amazing that I don't let my depression interfere with my other art. I haven't had too many rejections with my framed works. I have been able to consistently place my work, but probably not as aggressively as I could. Perhaps my depression takes more from me than I realize.