Having good news means nothing if you don’t have anyone to share it with... So... It’s with great pleasure that I bring you some good news. I am beyond humbled and grateful for the honor of announcing that I am the recipient of the New Mexico State Committee National Museum Of Women In The Arts Scholarship!
I would have NEVER done this without my online community. All of you, one way or another, have helped support me and ignite the flame which has brought me to this place. I don't reveal too much of my private life here on the web. Sometimes I mention it and advocate of the challenges in stories on Instagram, but in posts and overall, it's rare. You have no idea of the struggle which goes on behind the scenes in my everyday life. You don’t really need to know, but many times things are teetering on the edge of ruin, and it affects the way I react, see, and am. In my life, my luggage has caused a lot of collateral damage. Then I post a photo to social media, and you show up. Brighten my murky everyday. Additionally, there are some of you who have come to mean so very much to me that I consider you equally as important as family or lifelong friends. I would definitely not be announcing this news if it weren't for those of you. My gratitude and love for these extra special folks runs deep. You know who you are.
Rounding this off, I again want to thank you so much for all the support! Please keep it coming! This event doesn’t change any of my personal challenges, or the everyday reality I live in, but it is something that I hope can be a launching pad for a transition... An important stepping stone to something else that eventually can bring some very needed change in my life. The gratitude I hold for Santa Fe Community College and the scholarship committee for seeing something in me is beyond any recognition I have previously experienced in the arts. Thanks to them it will be possible to finish my certificate program with a completely different outlook than I had when I started school back in January. That in itself takes a huge weight off my shoulders and therefore paves the way for me to achieve my goals more efficiently. It also provides me with a network of great support in this town, around the state, and possibly nationally. That would be something I never really have had in any creative outlet I’ve embarked on in life. So... Here’s to hope for the first time in a very long time.
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With immense gratitude,
Sara
