Ok I will bite 🙂
my name chosen in the season of life I was in at the time was deliberate to effect change. In other words, I wasn’t happy. I was an island. Everybody goes through ugly storms and we had more than enough to claim our experience in the muck and mire. I was lonely, burned out, and not optimistic. We had dealt with my disease over the years. Then we had the experience of my daughter going through cancer and though she lost a kidney, we were fortunate to have her still. Then we had the experience of my wife having cardiac arrest while our daughter was in treatment. She lived after 30 minutes or so of cpr. Then I lost friends I used to know from work. Then 2020 and all the anxiety and isolation from the pandemic. I wasn’t happy. I was isolated and burned out. Then I rediscovered Bob Ross just to keep my mind off things. I’m a person of faith, and Jesus has brought me through a great deal. Didn’t have anywhere else to focus on so I focused on Him and would watch Bob Ross for nostalgia. When I finally decided to try it, I chose happy island because I wanted to have a different outlook. With a large family we still go through the muck and mire but my outlook is hopeful, painting gives me much joy and I’m thankful to Him for giving me that gift. Now it’s my passion.
that’s my short story on it anyway 🙂