The best is yet to come - happy new year:

Restored optimism:  I like the ring of this and that's how I'm starting the new year. 

I am optimistic that I can:

be realistic, yet optimistic

about

being creative

even if I

am the only one who enjoys

and

understands

why I choose a particular

fabric

or color

or draw a distorted face

and love it's smirk

or scowl

or feelings of pain and tears.

I am optimistic that I can:

be me

and express myself

and color outside the lines

and think outside the box

and

write without lines on my tablet

even

when the words fall off the page

or get lost in translation

I am optimistic that I can:

wake up each morning with restored optimism

and look forward to this day and every day that follows