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Daily tiny wisdom. Sometimes comics too. I draw feelings, both literally and figuratively.

Tokyo-to, Japan
Joined October 2020
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To be a big fish in a small pond, Or a small fish in a big pond? 1/6
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Love it when people just steal my content and removed the watermark ❤️
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We can feel trapped in our own glass boxes—sometimes a cubicle, other times our self-limiting beliefs, and often, the expectations of other people.
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Overwhelm doesn't always come from too much happening at once. Sometimes, it is simply the weight of feeling too much about what hasn't happened yet.
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Someone out there is dreaming of the life you are already living. That someone might even be you, from not too long ago.
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Small daily acts of progress compound over time. Before you know it, you’ve moved further than you ever thought possible.
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When we get too lost in planning for the future, the present becomes background noise—something to get through on the way to a 'later' that never arrives.
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Showing up for yourself on a bad day is still infinitely better than not showing up at all.
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Life was never going to be perfect, but it is full. And a full life is so much more than you might have thought you would get.
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While we don't always choose our circumstances, we always have the power to change our trajectory and break free from what traps us.
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You are allowed to put your plans and worries down for a moment. You are allowed to be in the room you are actually in, doing nothing more than just being.
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The life you are living right now, with its routines and small frustrations, is the one your younger self was desperately hoping for.
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The goal is not to live a perfect life or avoid mistakes. The goal is to build the confidence that you will show up for yourself, no matter how you feel.
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Progress isn't a single, giant leap. Real change is built from small, compounding acts: one honest conversation, one hour spent on a dream, one day of being kind to yourself.
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The future you are so anxious about has not arrived. The present moment you keep skipping has been here the whole time, waiting for you to live in it.
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You used to pray for a life like this. Don't forget to pause and notice that you are living it.
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Life will always have good days and bad days. You cannot control these fluctuations, but you can control your commitment to showing up through it all.
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We spend so much time hiding our weaknesses, trying to make sure no one sees that we often have no idea what we are doing.
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The anxiety we feel about the future is real, but that energy is being spent on a moment that doesn't exist yet.
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We are so wired to chase the next milestone that we forget to appreciate the ground we are standing on—a place we once begged to reach.
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Feeling weak on a particular day does not mean you are weak. Having an off day does not diminish the effort of simply showing up.
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