What happens when the leader needs leading himself.
Looks like Rudolph's getting a GPS this Christmas.
HAPPY (belated) HOLIDAY and a HAPPY NEW YEAR to you ALL
Looks like Rudolph's getting a GPS this Christmas.
HAPPY (belated) HOLIDAY and a HAPPY NEW YEAR to you ALL
Hey guys! JonTron here back from months of stressful hiatus! I'm sorry for my absolute tardiness and lack of activity these past few months. It's the same old excuse I'm afraid "Working like hell" and "Packing up for the move" and other personal, emotional and metaphysical stuff...
I hope you all have had a wonderful Holiday this past week.
I know I usually come & visit you all to chat up, send some season greetings, and make updates here and there, but this past week has been quite unorthodox. Needless to say, I wasn't feel too festive since this is my last year spent in my old family house. Next month I and my mom will be moving out to a temporary place whilst deciding where to go next for a permanent home. So things are still pretty uncertain for the coming year.
Any ways, in regards to this image, because I was so down and busy working and house hunting, I had no time to prepare for a Holiday image. So this came literally a day before Christmas, and although I tried to rush it before the 25th, but obviously I failed. But at least it made it before New Years, so it kinda serves as a two for one.
I wasn't sure what to do, I had plans on a Deltarune piece, but Judy was on my mind, and I recently got into the stop-motion Rudolph, so putting two-n-two together, you get this. So enjoy (not much Easter Eggs in this, just your basic image due to time)
[SERIOUS CONVERSATION]
But I digress! This year has been utterly terrible (I'm not gonna sugar coat it), in fact this past 2 years has been hell. 2017 was spent with my abusive alzheimer grandmother and demanding aunt, and now this year was a cluster cuss of legal, financial and emotional stress.
As mentioned last year, we lost our house to a corrupt Chinese realtor.
Our lawyer, who was meant to defend us, betrayed us through a bridge contract and sued us in court with criminal charges (fortunately we were found not guilty).
Our own family harassed us to a pulp demanding we leave the family home (as if we were squaters) wanting us out on the street, abandoning us completely. And to top it off, I lost my grandmother this past Aug to Pneumonia, which devastated my mother the most, throwing her to a state of utter depression for a month or so, just one of few nervous breakdowns my mother and I have had these past year (And you never want to see your own mother crying on the floor screaming for her father lite a little girl. It is heart wrenching to see). We never even got to see my grandmother for one last time, since the family took her and used her to sell the property and our house. And after her death, unbeknownst to family, she was cremated and hidden without word.
Overall, it has been an emotional and physical roller coaster. And that's even not including the harassment from the local police in coercion with the Chinese realtor, the endless back and forth house hunt with false or poor recommendations/ results, and finally the constant fear & danger of these thug-like China men and their posse of degenerate employees who now swarm our property and who bully my mother on a daily basis. We are literally surrounded by danger and corruption, and I am just filled with utter hate and a sense of helplessness. I wish I could fight and beat them, but there's little to nothing I can do.
I've seen a lot of you share the same assessment of this year. This year has tested us all emotionally, mentally, physically and financially. Many of us vary in our struggles, but we can all agree it has been unsavory none the less. And as we move on to 2019, I can only hope that the gods of fortune look our way.
But at the same time, as we stand here together, I'm reminded of the simple thing, something that was also coincidentally mentioned in a Mickey Mouse or My Little Pony marathon with past Christmas, whilst I celebrated a rather unorthodox and emotionally awkward Holiday...And the lesson being "appreciate the little things in life..." and you'll realize that you're still fortunate.
Yes I know we're very conscious now days, being hit with our own forms of depression and anxiety. But if we look at the good things in our lives, and the blessings we received from the people we love and care about, we come to realize that all is not lost.
I live each day hating those who have hurt me, who have disrespected me and discarded my respect & kindness. And it has left me bitter, but when I reach a point of utter rage, I stop and think of the things that make me happy - the blessings I still have and cherish such as my mom, a home to shelter us momentarily from the elements, internet, running water and electricity for goodness sake, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
All I'm saying is don't take for granted the little thing in your life. Add them all together, and you're not so down on your luck after all. And if you feel like life isn't going your way, and luck isn't by your side. Then you make you're own luck, pal. Do what makes you happy (so long as it's constructive and doesn't harm others).
You gotta keep getting up and pressing on.
I sound a bit repetitive at this point since this speech mirrors that of last years, but I think it still relevant. We all want big things in life, but sometimes life can be bitter to us (I learned that the hard way through my own karma). Eventually suffering comes to an end. But until that end, you must bare through in your own way. And I hope you and I (whoever you are who's share the same struggles in life) may pull through to a great end.
So to my friends and followers, I wish you a Happy Holiday, and here's hoping that 2019 will be good to us all...it just has to be, God willing. All these hardship has to end eventually, right?
So let's hope for the best, whatever struggles you may have had this year...you've made it this far, consider that a consolation. It means you can manage through another. Remember, you're not alone, we share something in common (whoever you are).
On a personal note, I want to first apologize for my absence these past few months. I'm sorry for my lack of activity and interaction, I'm trying to slowly rectify that and get back to your messages and submissions. If some of you have felt neglected and hurt by my silence, I am sorry. I had no intentions of disrespecting you or offending you. I just had to attend to personal life responsibilities is all. I sincerely hope you all understand.
On the other hand, I deeply thank so many of you for your constant support and kindness. Thank you for all the watches, faves and messages including comments and notes. I appreciate all your love and support and I wish I could embrace each and every one of you for being so awesome. May you all stay awesome!
I thank you for giving me the opportunity to work and make a livelihood for myself, and I thank you for giving me to motivation to create art. Without you all, I wouldn't even try.
To my clients, I thank you for your generosity, patience and understandings. I hope to satisfy your needs 120% of that way.
So in closing, I wish you all luck and God speed.
Happy Holidays and may you have a better New Year, from my family to yours.
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