Green Lights

In my work life, I’ve had lots of successes and lots of failures. Being comfortable with both of them, has helped me turn this passion into an enduring career. When I was younger, the failures felt devastating. I wanted to quit and give up, park the car and get off the road. It was too hard. I’ve learned to see them as a series of red and green traffic lights. I’m journeying along and sometimes everything is going my way, green, green, green. But eventually, I always get stopped at a red. Instead of pulling over and giving up, I try to take the pause as a gift. I sit still, think about where I’m at, try to look around me for lessons I can pick up at this stop and wait for the light to change. Eventually, it always does. Green again. I’ve learned to focus less on the lights in front of me and more on the mountain in the distance. I plan to continue on this journey for a long time and my end goal is not each of these intersections, it’s so much bigger than that. The vision helps me endure the setbacks. And I’m grateful that when I look back, I’ve had more green lights than reds. I hope the same for your journey. ["Green Lights" 11x14]

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My solo show “We Carry On” is hanging now at @15th_street_gallery. Today is the LAST DAY to check it out at the gallery . You can also see the whole show online at stephaniehock.com/wecarryon (link in profile). Watch stories for behind the scenes and my favorite details! ❤️💛💙