Tenacity

When I was a young girl,

my Daddy told me, 

I could do anything 

that I set my mind to...

and

 I could be anything 

I wanted to be.

As I grew into a young woman

and entered the workforce,

I realized that it was still a man's

world.

I tossed that power suit

and heels...

and I made my own way.

I followed my bliss 

of family, children,

and my art.

Many a time,

 I would  hear that I couldn't

complete my vision

in the way or technique 

that I wanted.

I have always

stepped quietly away 

from those men...

and came back, 

proving them wrong.

Tenacity

has always served me well.

It keeps me challenging

myself 

to work out a

"can't" and make it a "can".

It pushes me

to grasp

the process and technique

in areas that 

I feel are not my strength

and own just a bit of it.

....in the end,

it comes down to problem-solving.

This year,

I am using 

my 

tenacity

to work on

human faces

and watercolor.

Who says

that you

just have to 

pick one???