A Year in Review
We made it through to 2026, big thanks and love to all involved in my growth throughout the past year.
I sat to write about this sometime in December but my heart and mind really just weren’t in it. I suppose I was crashing from all that was surrounding me; so I took some time to decompress. Life got kinda real after the show; and not for nothing, I didn’t foresee how much fatigue a year straight of working nonstop could accumulate. It’s been nice to take it easy for a moment though, I actually learned a lot during this period of rest.
One key point being: The real work is being done when you’re doing nothing at all.
Shit I’m no stranger to fighting demons, my closest friends would know that anything revolving around me requires analysis and reflection.
Deep analysis and reflection at that.
So here I was now, no works to make, no jobs to catch up on, and everyone else had went to live their holidays with their friends and family so it really was a period of no motion (though I can’t say no motion, because I was still doing things). But I approached a point where I had to question whether I actually knew how to relax. Why do I want the things that I want? Are they the things that I need? Most importantly though, what puts me on the path and trajectory to reach said things?
When I first sat down to write this in December, I had quantified all that I had done (as per Jose’s recommendation) but I quickly found that I didn’t need to do anything that way. Sure I could write about every project, event, and collaboration I did this year; and yes it would be an exhaustive list, but that isn’t for everyone.
Things like that are for me. And I do hold them very dear; so instead I’ll touch on projects and notable points rather than give breakdowns for all that I’ve done.
In Conversation
A.R.T Community Space
Asterisk
Black Sheep: Accretion
There’s smaller projects and events in between these four major projects; let’s call them side quests. Those I have no need to divulge. But what I’d really rather take the time to talk on is the growth I’ve experienced over this past year.
I encountered and interacted with so many different people, I worked on a number of projects that pushed my preconceived notions of what I was capable of doing. I found myself in leadership roles, I found myself in roles where I was a novice. I’ve gained friends and lost friends. Made money and lost money, had opportunities and lost opportunities. And despite all that; I’m still learning. I have to be able to recognize that I still have a lot to learn.
And I’m eager to do so.
It’d be really easy for me to look at what’s being built and let it all get to my head, but in all truth; we’re still just at the beginning. And I always, say cherish this shit because this is arguably the best part. At the end of the day; I’m just a regular dude having fun and trying to make the world that I’d want to live in. I’ll make mistakes along the way, and that’s okay; I give myself grace. I’ll have moments of great success, and moments where I’ll feel like an utter failure, but there’s always something to learn.
So if I have anything to say to myself for the new year; don’t let people knock you off your pivot. Keep grinding at whatever you’re trying to accomplish, and be open. These are the things I wish I could’ve done better in the year before. Yes there will be times where you have to be serious and have streamlined focus, but never forget to have fun. Don’t overlook the human experience in an effort to reach something you feel is “right”.
I did a lot of great things last year, this year; I plan to build on what’s already been made.
For all reading, peace, power, love, prosperity, & abundance for the new year. Whatever y’all are working at; please trust the process. The places we’re going are infinitely better than the places we’ve been.
Big shoutout to the community too, it may be small right now; but give it some time and we’re gonna grow mighty.
Until next time, big love and safety
Davo