Tribute to Friends

If there's a few people who have changed my life for the better, it's LadyMetaRose, KingCoin, ceruleetheblue, and Vattukatt.

Story time!

KingCoin and I first met here on dA, and it was during a time of losing one of my best friends and trying to discover myself. Said prior best friend didn't see eye to eye with me anymore, since I was going through some sudden spiritual changes. But if anyone showed me how to be true to yourself and say "forget that, I'm doing my thing that makes me happy," with utmost kindness, it was KingCoin. This includes not hiding personal likes, finding humor in down situations, and shining your brightest because you know what? That's who you are.

He introduced me to LadyMetaRose and ceruleetheblue shortly after. LadyMetaRose was going through a much worse struggle in her life, but she showed me that taking care of yourself means making the most difficult decision and putting your foot down. She proved through action (and to me) that self-improvement doesn't get done without determination, self-discipline, and effort no matter what hiccups may throw you off. So I kept my eyes forward, my feet on the ground, and pushed for better change. 

Ceruleetheblue showed me there's an endless fascination with the natural world around us. With an endless adventure, an endless sense of humor best accompanies that. But no matter how light our surface, our darkness is just as strong. If we are our own world inside, and there is this light and darkness fighting within, what can we do about it while remaining true to ourselves? I dove into my own darkness with no plan, no idea of what I was about to face. And I found one of the strongest parts of me hidden in my own lifetime of forgotten guilt and shame. Unintentionally, she taught me that self-acceptance lets light be light, darkness be dark, and harmony to connect the two.

I first approached Vattukatt and her sister, Escaron about their stones and drawings. It turns out we all have a very similar world within ourselves that we hope to cultivate for the better. They both showed me that no matter how cruel the world, or how grim even minor circumstances might be, holding on to your inner light is the sole purpose of being alive. Even if your light doesn't "fit" anywhere else, or others want to tell you how to shine, you don't listen to them. Your light is yours. It's not supposed to fit anywhere else but in yourself.


I don't know where I'd be without you all.


If there's one thing you must stay, it's true. 
If there's one thing you must do, it's move. 
If there's one thing you must believe, it's yourself. 
If there's one thing you must be, it's resilient.