2025 and 2026

Looking back on 2025, this year of highs and lows, my overall feeling is gratitude.

I was able to travel by myself to France and I found a new art practice that fills me with joy. My labyrinths on the beach became labyrinth drawings and prints.

I found a group of female friends, a circle of Dragons. We meet every Monday on zoom, and chat most days. We support eachother, we have grown to love eachother and we are planning a business together.

My children have graduated, found jobs, and are happy with their partners.

I had a big flare of the neurosarcoidosis, the illness that has been my companion for many years and will probably stay my companion for the rest of my life, even when I sometimes hope it has gone away.

It was a scary time, with brain damage and lots of pain. I am still in the process of recovery and training to regain as much as possible. I can walk a few kilometers again, I can use my electric balance bike again, and since last week, with new glasses, I can drive again. I still have to do my exercises each day, and my breath work, to train my lungs, but this practice is bringing me progress.

I have had to learn how to accept new disabilities. To go through the feelings of shame and despair and to come to the place where life really happens. To see what is really important: living, joy, love, connection and making.

My love has become my caretaker again and we have navigated this transition together gracefully. We celebrated our 42th anniversary of being together in November. The love of my life, it is a wonder to grow old with him.

I have knitted a lot (part of my physical therapy 😳 to restore some balance in my body): three sweaters for my daughter, a lot of socks for several loved ones, and most recently woollen trousers and a sweater for myself.

And I have made a lot of labyrinth drawings.

The proof prints of the portrait series of my Dragon circle.

In their colored form.

A marriage labyrinth.

A labyrinth for divorce.

And many more.

I cannot see myself getting bored with creating labyrinths soon.

If I look towards 2026, I have a word for the year and an intention. The word is love. The intention is to make more labyrinth portraits. ( If you ask yourself what a labyrinth portrait is? It is the feeling I have about someone’s life path and I cannot explain it in a more exact way. )

If you would like a labyrinth portrait, you can ask for one. I need to get to know you a bit (if I don't know you yet) and will send you some questions. I make personal labyrinths on a pay what you want/can basis.

You can also become a paid subscriber to this blog of mine. If you choose a year subscription, I will make you a labyrinth.

This is my labyrinth self portrait 😊