Here I am, sitting at my computer on a Saturday night at 2 am.

(written earlier this week)

Not because I have no plans, or because I just came home from a night out. No, but because this was the first time in a while I had a chance to write my blog. I missed writing it and just felt a burst of inspiration.  I have no idea how, because I have been working 12 days in a row, completely exhausted from 3 days straight of drawing for Comic Con with one day left to go (Sunday).  I am sitting here, so incredibly satisfied by that.  It is really hard to go two weeks with working two weekends in a row but the work I am doing is my passion and I am so grateful to be doing that kind of work and sharing my gift.

I am so honored to be sketching for AT&T at Comic Con and for all the other amazing Live Sketching events that I have been so blessed to draw at.  It has only been one year ago this month since I started live sketching at Bene Rialto and taking that jump of faith has completely transformed my life.  I got an out-of-the-blue request to sketch live, something that until that point I had never done. Petrified and unsure, when asked if I could do it, my answer was YES.  I technically had drawn live all the time (at my desk), the only difference was this was in front of a crowd at a fashion cocktail party.

I think my point here is that taking the LEAP of faith, when faced with an opportunity – the answer should always be YES, you can do it. If you don’t know exactly how, or are afraid, find a way. Everything is figure-out-able and there is a YouTube video for anything now a days. Trust in yourself and know that you are capable.  Also know that your past failures and experiences have all been preparing you for this day and the chances you choose to take.

My other point is that when you want something so bad, nothing can stand in your way.  The 13 days in a row (If I am able to take off half a day on Monday – if not it will be 19 days in a row), the exhaustion and tireless nights working till 5 am are nothing short of the road to get there.

“I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy, I’m telling you it’s going to be WORTH IT!” – anon.

I hope that I can share my journey with you, on the path to my dreams and that I can inspire you to live your dreams too. That really is the most important thing in the UNIVERSE! We are each blessed with an amazing gift, whether it be art, design, baking, singing, selling or making people smile and feel safe – no gift is too small to need to share it.

It is our JOB, better yet – our CALLING as human beings to find your gift, trust in it and follow your path to fulfilling your calling here on earth.  We owe it to the whole world to share our gifts, because if not, we leave the world or our community a little less bright.

Look inward, never take no for an answer, DREAM IT, see it in your mind, live it in your heart, speak it out loud to anyone who will listen and let the Universe catch up with your dream.  It is never too late.

Every yes or no decision you make is either guiding you closer or farther away from your dreams.  Don’t be so selfish as to think that being modest or self-deprecating is the way to earn brownie points.  It is your JOB to express yourself, not to burrow it away in some hidden place and deprive the world of the amazing things you have to give.  You have to give every piece of your soul to this life.  Don’t hold back.  “No” means try harder. Ask questions, fight for what you believe in and NEVER dim your light because it’s shining in someone else’s eyes.  I’m not saying to be pompous, but I’m saying to realize YOUR WORTH! Trust in yourself.

Hope that inspires you!
xoxo
Emily

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