The creative path is for all to enjoy and savor. I believe it imperative for artists to accept that we all are equals on this front, and that every individual has something to offer the world and the cosmos, as well as to themselves, for the purpose of healing, insight and recovery. Equalizing the playing field, and teaching those younger or less fortunate, will only spread healing among the collective wounds of this planet. It is time to put our artistic egos on the altar, and burn them in sacrifice, in the name of community healing.

I seek to discuss my personal experience with Mental Illness; Schizoaffective/Bipolar Type. It has occurred to me that I have learning disability, though these may just be byproducts of living with severe Mental Illness.

Writing is an imperative form of self expression, for myself. It has always been a healing tool. I first struggled with acute mental illness at age 14, though I have lived in and among dream worlds for most of my life. I started writing when I was seven. I then received awards for writing in 7th and 8th grades; (middle school). I later became a painter, and I studied Visual Art, specifically painting in oils and acrylic, for about fifteen years. I guide young children through basic development; and share with them music and singing. I cherish family and seek to unite and soothe my blood relatives, in-laws, cousins, and fellow Mental Health Survivors through friendship, writing, and listening.

Ain Sof…

I live on Lopez Island, in San Juan County, Washington State, USA, North America, Planet Earth, The Milky Way.

I identify as non-binary/trans. My pronouns are they/them.

I love hiking, yoga, swimming and dunking in the cold Puget Sound, painting, tarot, meditation, dancing, writing, and singing. I love my husband, Stephen, my sister and her husband, my parents, my niece, my nephew, many friends, my dogs and cats, and life.

Life is good, always a struggle, always a blessing! …Ain