I'm trying to be kinder to myself, every day. But it's not easy. In fact, it's an absolute uphill struggle.

I remember crying when I first played Duviri because I saw myself in Bombastine. Because everything he said ... hit a little too close to home.
I've been blessed by being surrounded and growing up with some many inspiring great artists around. And yet, all I can think of is...
why can't that be me? why couldn't people get stoked on my art when I was 16? why can't I be the one people wait years in line for for commissions...?
And obviously there's a multi-faceted, complex and exhaustive answer to that, because life is never simple, especially in the age of "Zhe Holey Algorithm".
But Okkam's razor is a double edged one, and all I can think of is: "I'm not any those people because, clearly, I'm not good enough."

I'm just glad to have a wife who hugs me better when my self-esteem throws a tantrum... :')