ErikaMoen

COMIC: What If?

Added 2022-12-24 03:40:48 +0000 UTC

Sorry to everybody who signed up for dick and fart jokes comics and instead you're getting all these emo-ass self-reflections. (Not actually sorry)

When I feel that pull in my heart, my first reaction is to believe that something is wrong and I need to fix it. But, like, what if my life is actually fulfilling and I have everything I need and it's just my heart that's got a broken fire alarm going off inside it? It's ok to be bored. It's ok to rest. It's ok to be unproductive. It's ok to be unsatisfied. It's ok to feel like you're not achieving your goals and dreams. It's ok to just exist and to make it through the day.

I mean, within moderation, of course. If you're feeling like that all the time then, yeah, maybe look into your options. Buy a self-help book. Book a therapist. Watch this motivational video.

But if you're like me and you judge your self-worth by what you're producing and the intensity of your relationships and constantly trying to outgrow the "old" you... I dunno, man. Maybe it's ok to just float every now and then and you don't actually "need" to change anything because you're doing a good enough job.

Nothing's gunna fill up that hole in my heart, so I'm trying to learn to peacefully co-exist with it while appreciating all the things in my life that do fulfill me.

Things That Fulfill Me:

-My relationships
-My cat
-Gardening
-Sewing
-Hanging out with people
-Dessert
-Making art
-Saving photo reference of historical costumes and interesting poses on Instagram to draw later
-Journaling
-Dessert
-Stuffing leaves in my pockets and sketchbook so I can press them when I get home (but half the time I forget so the next day I find this dried out crumbly leaves in my pockets and/or sketchbook)
-Listening to audiobooks
-Watching people make stuff on YouTube
-Collecting fabric
-Dessert