Change is Growth

The name of tonight’s abstract expressionist illustration is “Muddling Through The Changes”.

I have gone through a lot in my life. I have had many amazing experiences and have created many changes in both my body and my mind. I have been influenced by traumatic things in my past an have overcome insurmountable things in the present day. Some things I cannot control and these things I really have a dislike for (hate is too strong a word and I will save it for truly putrid things). As much as I train and control my diet I am finding as I get older that even though I feel stronger than I ever have that my body can betray me. With all my training and meditation I have high blood pressure and have been forced to take Lisinopril. Maintaining a high protein low sugar diet I have a high A1C that I cannot seem to correct so I am forced to take Metformin. It feels a little defeating to realize that I cannot control this on my own but I guess I should be thankful I can keep these things at bay under medical supervision. Through these changes I have to realize that I am blessed with this artistic talent and I will not squander it. And for those who know me it also means I will train harder and continue to make gains both in my training and my art.