Even my prayers have consistently been about wanting bigger adventures, more projects, financial increase, for God to use me in a greater way. A propensity to just want more.

We often forget that the more could be an accumulation of littles.

Art breaks is a beautiful habit that was borne out of stressful times at work (while I was still in advertising and marketing.) It’s basically carving out a few minutes of my day to make art, any art I feel like doing… to breathe, to pause, and to just release stuff I have no words for.

I don’t know when or why I stopped so I’m wrote this blog to figure it out.

This trip really went from wanting to hear Taylor sing the lines of her song, Enchanted… to me being truly delighted by the way God moved all throughout the trip. I praise Him for His provision, protection, and all the He opened me up to.

I can’t help but praise God how He turned something that can be seen as trivial by some (side-eyeing y’all, for real) into a meaningful journey filled with blessings, heartbreaks, dreaming anew, fan wars, warmth, and everything in between.

I can tell you all the details how God orchestrated everything for me to be on this entrepreneurial path, but that would take more than a thousand words. Instead, I’d love to share encouragements about growth that my Gardener has taught me thus far on this journey.

Has it really been 2 years?! Here’s a bit of a walk down memory lane as I reflect on God’s goodness and faithfulness the past 2 years of venturing out of a full-time job and into being an independent artist and a creative business owner.

It was my first time tabling at an art bazaar with this scale with more than 300 artists with their own booths and merch. I was both nervous and excited!

Exhibit A: I’ve always wanted to do something “meaningful.” Meaningful to me, first. But perhaps someone else might feel the same way. A k-pop event was one of that.

소확행 sohwakhaeng. It’s an abbreviation or a short version of 소소하지만 확실한 행복, which means “small but certain happiness.” Do you have a sohwakhaeng?

We’re half-way through the year! I just did a partial “audit” of how my business has progressed for the past 6 months. I say business because I really really need to start operating like one instead of having the employee or “I’m just a freelancer” mindset.