Adulthood is an ongoing challenge

A painting created by this prompt: Former optimists working to recapture a positive outlook. Abstract expressionist style in Blues, greens, black, whites. Adulthood is an ongoing challenge. Middle age even moreso. Times are Dark, but there's a pony in there somewhere. What do those hope-glimpses even look like any more?

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