So, I decided to start a blog (something I swore I would never ever do by the way) after last week. My friend from high school was putting on an event called the Sticky Note Project (find it on Facebook). It was an art and music event to raise awareness for mental illness as part of the Vermont Festival of Art. It was an amazing location with amazing people there. The point of the events was to start erasing the stigmas around mental illness. My friend and her band held a concert while art was on display. There were also speakers and stories.
I was really honored that I was able to show my own art at the show. I was also one of the speakers and I shared journal entries and poetry. It was really eye opening to see people come together like they did, to discuss mental illness and art.
It really got me motivated. I have always been an activist but as of late between work and family I haven't been as active as I would like to be. So I decided to start a blog, to start recording how and what I am doing artistically and health wise.
I hope that something I say or post will help someone with their own journey.
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