As this nightmare year comes to a close... One thing is for certain: the music we received helped us through the fire. 2020 has been a year marked by turmoil, division, hate, fear, uncertainty, and the worst forces of humankind towering above the voices of progression. It's been absolutely frightening to endure through. And yet, we've all grown stronger because of it. During June, I brought Osmosis Tones to a halt because I was burnt out: with the world, with using writing as a creative outlet, with the state of my career and living situation, and oh so much more. I wasn't feeling enjoyment from my passions in the same way anymore. I didn't know what to do. But over the remainder of the year, I became confident in myself again. I learned to love myself in ways I hadn't done prior, I recaptured my love of being a music fan who can discuss why he loves the music a little more deeply, and I put myself back on the path to becoming the person I've always wanted