61Sonia is an Artist born in the Bay Area, she has a Comp Tia A+ in Technology. She utilized this academic acheivement toward teaching adults about the hardware and software of computer systems at 'Healthly Alternatives to Addiction.' She enjoyed teaching so much she went further and started homeschooling her two young children for two years.
She completed an A.S degree at Chabot in Human Services. She feels a longing to inspire people around her through her words and actions. She is very spiritual and always believed in the Universe as her higher power, this is because her experience in Catholic schools, and Christian churches did not yeild what she felt inside. Sonia has what the old folks called a veil in which she can see, hear, and feel energies otherworldly in her environment. First experience recalled at the age of five starting with a dream, which she still vividlly remembers and throughout the years she has learned to trust her intuition. This gift was not accepted in her inner-city neighborhoods so she kept her spiritual experiences to herself but drew-out the most memoriable sighting and photographed others and has quite a collection in what she calls her "Spirit Book.'Sonia is a analyical thinker and works endlessly to know herself and has insight on how to solve problems and not be the problem.The way she views the world is greatly influenced by her spiritual senses, studying human behavior, and starting a verbal or written dialalog with others globally.
She began an artistic venture as a way of expressing herself. It seemed to her that her mindset seperated her from mainstream society. She started with pottery, then beaded jewerly, but finding her passion in metal bending. She always drew and tried her hand at painting. She entered the Art community by first joining online sites and posting her creations on 'FineArtReview' she then joined 'FineArtAmerica' and established a website. Later she enchanced her skills through online 'Graphic Arts.' classes. She now has a online store where she designs clothing, houseware, shoes featuring her art creations, she calls her store 'Hoodhippiecommunity' through 'Zazzles.'
Sonia has had a lot of difficulties during her life and part of this was not knowing nor accepting who she was within. You can say she has been on a spiritual journey all her life but things really kicked off with a dream in 2015. She began to strive to combine Mind, body, and Soul, through meditation, regular workout routines, and vegetarianism. The family members nicknamed her 'StillStandingSonia' which was profound in the meaning. There is a goal to share her knowledge and experiences through her writing and abstract art, she started off on 'Goggle+' she now has a following on 'Quora' at her best her answers were viewed 3.6k times in one week, she writes for 'Consumer Affairs.'
She has not had any real formal training in writing outside of College required English courses and fear of judgement has had cautious in the past. Overall Sonia, has a lot to share and learn from other likeminded individuals, she has compassion, very empathic and feels she has a purpose for her lifepath.