Bruh the angle on that second one is incredibly well-executed wow

Omg that is ADORABLE

Aw man, I totally missed seeing that!
Congrats on 200 tho, you'll surely exceed that soon!

Maybe we should do a trade sometime ;3

So cute! :3

Sentient fog consumes us all 👁️👄👁️

And I may not even get the chance. Only time will tell. But all I can do is try and keep going forward to make the future I want.

So tl;dr,
Lamenting the past and lost time will never do you any good. Taking control *now* is what will. The sooner you take control, the sooner you stop losing time :3

Before that, I was in a PhD program for over 4 years, and I had to drop out for a variety of reasons (really long story).

I just applied to a new program in my new home and will have to start over, IF I get in. I was once on track to be a doctor by age 27. Now I'll be starting all over in my 30s.

Rather than dwell on that, though, I just push forward. I can't change the past, but I can control my present and influence my future. Rather than discourage me, my "late start" has kept me consistently determined to constantly improve, learn, and produce the best work I possibly can

I'm 28. I only drew for the first time in March of this year. I only now realized I love art, and it's what I want to do. It's rough to wonder how far along I'd be had I started when I was a kid like most artists.

The fact is, though, I simply did not have the conditions to allow for it until now.

There is no "too late" while you're still alive and breathing. What feels like a late start compared to others is just *your* start, the only one you've got. Rather than worrying about lost time, let your realized convictions fuel concrete progress towards your goals.

Well, as someone who often feels quite similarly, the thing that breaks me out of that thinking is the realization that I only am who I am because of what I've been through. My current personality, skills, and goals only exist as a result of every experience I've had thus far.