Every tarot, oracle, and palm reader I have ever met has told me to keep my head above water, to not let myself fall into my emotions.
It is such a tall order.
I have been letting myself fall into my emotions with freelancing. It’s not an easy career. It requires so much management and sales and advertising — fields that I have no experience in, but are necessary to running a business. I have been sinking into the uncertainty of it all, into the overwhelm of outreach. And while these feelings are valid, they aren’t very helpful. I’ve never accomplished anything from feeling powerless.
All that fear shadows the reality of my situation: I make money from my passion to create. I am living the dream. That needs to be the fire that fuels me, that keeps me fighting for this incredibly lucky life and career.
I’m really thankful I made this quick scrappy comic. Drawing out mantras always works!!!
I think I might make a little series of freelance diary comics. I have so much I want to say about the mental fortitude of working for yourself. If anything, it will help give me some grace for all the work I’ve done and how far I’ve come. It’s been two years of freelancing. I am ready for year three to bring confidence, if nothing else.
(P.S. It’s an Auburn hat, okay?)