"As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is, that each of us has something that no one else has-or ever will have-something inside that is unique to all time."
The 9 Rules of Freddish (nine rules of how Mr. Rogers spoke to children) are so important to me.
I think we could all practice them with our communication as adults, just as a reminder that sometimes we should be a little more patient, a little more compassionate with the messages we share with each other
Sometimes I feel too afraid to express myself through writing fanfiction or artwork online, and sometimes I end up not posting anything at all, this will also reflect to my personal life outside of this. I know it's not healthy to do since it hurts my own mental health. I understand how happy I get when I become more expressive, but I get scared into hiding sometimes and I don't know why. Sometimes I have so much on my mind, but when I go to speak, I won't talk. It might be shyness or anxiety, but I wanted anyone reading this to know that even as an adult, I also have struggles sometimes and that's okay. It's okay if you're struggling too.
I think it's important to just remember you aren't alone in something and there's always the fact that you're doing your best and you'll be okay.
I wanted to share some of my biggest idols for me as a kid, maybe they might help you too like they did for me. I know these people aren't as famous as influencers today, but their words impact me to this day more than anyone else's words do. I believe they might have something to say that you need to hear.
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Obviously Spider-man is not an actual person, but as a kid, he taught me a lot about responsibility.
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I may not have known about Hayao Miyazaki as a kid, but I do know how much the movies of Studio Ghibli impacted my art and mental state growing up though. Movies from a studio like that is what helped me become emotionally intelligent when I struggled to understand something, all without words, and that's beautiful. And the artwork he does is what really clicks to me as well. I have always liked colorful and detailed things and I still do.