William Travis III

As the pandemic raged and the world seemed completely out of sorts, I found myself in a spiral of depression. Just prior to 2020 I closed my restaurant, graduated my youngest daughter from high school, ended a long term relationship and moved out of the house I'd just spent the last decade in. In addition, I also ended what I thought was a "forever friendship".

I didn't get it at the time but all of those things led me to a profound sense of loss. A very deep feeling of not being enough. I thought that everything I'd done for people close to me was all for naught and nothing mattered. Did I even matter to them or was it all some charade to get me to be their anchor of support because they knew that I'd come through for them because I always did. So much self doubt.

I belive in positive self talk so I decided to write down 50 true things about myself. As I looked at the 50 "I Am" statements, I thought about how others could benefit from just reading them. I thought that taking the time to color a page with a positive affirmation on it would be both fun and mentally healthy. And that's how I came to be an author and creator of the I Am Love and So Much More coloring book. I hope you enjoy it as much as I am!