Tina Grover, Storyteller

I hate 'boxes'. This world caters to the proverbial 'box'.  Many of pieces reflect owning who we were created to be. We are all created different; our own individual uniqueness. We all have a purpose to serve and gifts to be shared. When someone asks what my style is...well, it's whatever I'm feeling. My preference is textured acrylics but sometimes I want to use  oil or I want to repurpose some wood. Don't put me in a box. Even my outfits are my own unique style. Somedays, joggers and t-shirts and others Jordans with a tulle skirt.

Traveling the world. 

Eat amazing food.

Enjoying quality dark chocolate.

Drinking good red wine and craft cocktails.

Drinking amazing coffee. (One of my favorites = Tall Fir Coffee)

Music especially finding and supporting up and coming artists.

Again, no boxes!  Rock, Rap, Reggae, Folk, Indie...

That we are all 'good enough'. We all serve a purpose. We need to embrace it and share it with the world.

The stigma that comes along from having been abused becomes a road block for people. It makes people uncomfortable. They immediately assume there is something wrong with you. Not all of us fall into the statistics. We just have to fight a lot harder and have a steeper mountain to climb to get out from underneath the trauma.

Being told you are not good enough is bullying; it's manipulative. That was the hardest to overcome. Heck, I still battle the insecurities associated with this. Can we please stop degrading one another and lift each other up!