Snowflake Challenge 2025 - Day 14

[gothikmaus]

Challenge #14

In your own space, create your own fandom challenge.

I thought I wouldn't take part in this challenge, as I can never come up with ideas, but then I suddenly got inspired. Thus, I hereby present you...

The "Be kind to yourself" challenge!

I've seen a few challenges asking people to leave feedback on fics and art and that's very important, my day instantly improves whenever I receive a comment on my fics and/or art, but I think we should also learn to appreciate ourselves. Just the other day, I was at work thinking I still had X, Y and Z to finish, but when I checked, I realised I had already done everything. And, without thinking, I told myself "Well done!" It can seem such a small, silly thing, but as someone who used to be extremely self-deprecating, I can guarantee even these tiny comments make a difference.

So I'm asking you to give yourself some positive feedback. It can be anything: giving yourself a metaphorical pat on the shoulder for meeting a deadline, or writing a post in which you brag about a project you're really proud of, or looking at something you're working on and you're frustrated with and saying "Okay, this isn't coming along as I had envisioned. It's time to take a break, maybe when I come back to it, it won't seem so bad."

My own positive feedback for myself is that I'm very happy with the pictures I drew for Lunar New Year. They're not perfect, but I had a lot of fun drawing them and can't wait to post them. Now it's your turn! :D

Comments

[silveradept]

The feedback that I usually leave for myself is that the pictures that I draw are meant to be ephemeral, and therefore it is okay if they are imperfect. There are times where I have to tell myself this more than I might normally, but it is something that I try to tell myself regularly.

[gothikmaus]

We should all remind ourselves that we are human and therefore not perfect. I'm often frustrated with my art. In the past, that caused me to stop drawing because I felt I wasn't "good enough". Now I just take a break or, sometimes, admit defeat on that particular picture. But that doesn't stop me from drawing something else or starting over a few days later.