Birthday Post - What I Have Learned and Achieved? What Are My Goals Till Next Year? by Endija

Today, February 23, 2018 is my 19 Birthday!
At first I want to say Big thanks to @OCD and @m31 for featuring me daily compilation 196 ! What a great gift!

Last year I set my goals really high if we talk honestly. There were ups and downs and a feeling that I could leave everything. But I wasn't giving up how many people all around me were expecting. And I am really grateful that they are and was in my life, I learned so much and they gave me power to get where I am now.
People say that what doesnt kill you makes you only stronger, and I agree! Big part of that is patience and hard work.

What I have achieved till this moment is what I am really proud of. I will have an exhibition in August. My biggest dream will come true. What else I can wish for?
I have always been really grateful for everything I have, even tho sometimes I feel I have nothing because of the goals I have set for myself.
Other big thing I would like to share is my life in general. How I grew up in one year, said so many things yes, how proud I am of myself and how good of a feeling is to be loved all my life and loving life too.

The best thing I have learned all those years is to be yourself no matter what. I have been bullied almost all my life, that still happens time to time just because how I look and what I think and because I am not scared to say the truth and what I really think. Also I can mention here that I am happy to be the person I am. I am not scared of that or listen others opinions. It is just something that I really love about myself and my positivity in every situation in life.

I have met so many amazing people, seen so many places and even traveled last year, my health is on top and Nothing has changed - I still am who I am.
My biggest goal for the next year this time is to say even more things yes, help even more people(yes, I have helped a lot of people and think that is really important not just take but give too), be even better than I am now. If I will have a chance, then to start to write my own book where I will include not just art tutorials and art in general, but also share how to find happiness as an artist, how to do what you love and are passionate, how to make yourself happy and spread positivity all around you and how art have changed my life since I can remember myself. These are just some topics I want to talk about. I really hope that I will have that chance to do that.
Also I want to sell some of my artworks and in that way help others so they wont feel alone. There are many, many things I want to do till the next year this time.

My biggest goal always has been to make money from what I am doing - from art and my writing and after get there to help others in every way I can. I cant see myself anywhere else in life. Sounds not that great but it is true.
And one of my biggest goals for this year is to make changes here on Steemit, better for creative people as a platform where to show best of them. Fingers crossed I will get to that goal and I will be proud of myself.

Now, after I have almost wrote this post I noticed that my goals actually are more for others then myself. But I guess it is a part of my lifes purpose and who I am.
Of course I want to get better at art and my artworks and finally make prints of them and little art stickers as a little thanks to everyone for buying my art!
But that I will leave for another post.

For now I want to say huge thank you everyone who reads my posts, who leave comments and upvote, Means more than a world to me. I know I am saying that almost in every post but it is just how grateful I am for this chance.
I hope that You have not just an amazing day but also you did at least something small to get closer to your goals and feel a bit happier because of that.
Thank you so much!
With love,
Endija