The term used is negative painting in watercolor and gouache, when you paint the outline of something instead of the object itself. In that way, it’s like a Christmas present. You see the wrapping, maybe an outline of a shape, but the present is hidden. Maybe 2020 has been like this for you. Because of the events of this year, you can barely see even the outline of hope. Yet I promise you, it is there. Every generation, every tragic event, every life, has seen joy born into it. That does not mean your situation is any less painful, only that there is hope beyond the pain. The key isn’t…