Everyone is doing well and healthy @rehan12, thank you. One of the most significant ruts, well-worn paths, habits I've found I get stuck in is my diet. I saw this clearly at a meditation retreat. I had to sit and watch myself get hungry or crave food that is not allowed at the retreat. Vipassana retreats given by SN Goenka's center is vegetarian, and we only eat twice a day. One meal in the morning and one meal around 12pm, watching my cravings and habits come and go without doing anything, without reacting breaks the habit like breaking a link in a chain. But the eating habit is deeply ingrained, and I still fall back into old habits like eating when I am bored, or I eat more food than I need because it tastes so good!

The painting is slowly coming along, which suites me just fine right now, I don't want to work fast and furious during the summer. Winter has always been the best time for me to push out tons of paintings.