Keep Going

“I kept saying to myself on repeat: there is no way, if you work this hard, that you will not be rewarded. You have to believe that this moment is preparing you for something amazing that hasn’t happened yet. Keep going.”

These are words Mel Robbins said, the clip which I saw and saved on Instagram. It struck a chord with me, as I will also tell myself this regularly. And it’s hard when speaking of myself to say I work ‘hard.’ There are always people that seem to be doing more than me or progressing faster than me. But certainly persistent and consistent both apply to me.

It has been said that comparison is the thief of joy (Theodore Roosevelt), and it is true, I shouldn’t compare my progress to others because they are on their own journey and they cannot relate to my journey. I have gotten better at this. I am just consistently working away over here on my projects – this blog, illustration pieces, illustrations for the book project, and planning other book and illustration ideas (I’ve had a few that I am excited about lately).

And I am also excited to say that I have made the decision to go forward and set up a shop page on my site. For prints, and cards to start. With possible future expansion into more such as stickers or perhaps a calendar. This will be sometime next year but not setting a date for this yet. So there is progress being made! Creativity is definitely happening over here and it fills me with joy. So, although progress isn’t ‘fast,’ I am ok with that. I do love my ‘day job’ too, so it’s ideal to do all of these things I love.

I have been down about being too busy to do my art and creative things. I guess my family has to eat 😂. But in all seriousness, I wish there were more hours in the day. I am most frustrated when I can’t do my creative pursuits. And years have gone by and what progress is there? That’s when the quote above picks me up. “Fine,” I’ll say to myself, “I’ll keep going then.”

Sending Love,

Devon