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March is hereee! as we step into this new season, I've felt my energy and creativity shift in a big way. Have you felt it too?👀
Maybe it's the seasonal depression finally leaving my body. Maybe it's the fact that I've seen more sun in the past four days than I have in weeks🥲. Or maybe it's just that spring always makes me feel like I'm stepping into a new version of myself, blooming alongside nature🌱
That shift has been showing up in my work too. I've been feeling so much more inspired lately, which has helped tremendously with making progress on my current client work.
I made this collage as a way to capture where my head is right now. What I'm feeling and what I'm looking forward to!
What does this time of year bring up for you? Are you feeling the shift too?
Love this ❤️ I've felt the shift too, a little bit of sun makes so much difference
It really does!🌞
Loving the vibe 🙌
thank you Nabeel!😊
Spring energy is real! The extra sunlight definitely helps with creativity and momentum. Love the “spring field notes” concept too 🌿
thanks Abhiram!
Glad it resonated🙌
yesss, I'm turning 33 on 03/14, my fav month as you can tell @Serena Tyrrell 😄
Wow.. soon you will be 34 and successful 🎉
33 - I think about success as a journey, I'm just a passenger in this train called life, tho
oh sweeet! happy early birthday Ismel🥳
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Hey! Do you feel this too? 🌞
It’s only the fourth day of spring and coincidentally the fourth day of sun where I am. But the shift is sooo tangible!
Even as we sit in front of screens and work in artificial light in our small concrete boxes, our bodies and creative energy respond to nature more than we admit
With the return of sunlight and warmth, there’s more energy and more desire to create. It feels like waking up together with nature
So here’s a gentle reminder:
✦ step outside in the first half of the day and let the sun touch your face
✦ listen to the birds and wind instead of headphones
✦ open your windows and let spring into the room
✦ pause in the evening and watch the sunset
Sometimes that’s all it takes to recharge your creative battery🔋✨
I definitely feel this. Even working mostly behind screens, a few minutes of real sunlight or stepping outside can completely reset focus and creativity. It’s interesting how much our energy shifts with the seasons.
Freelance Brand & Graphic Designer Starter Pack…
Chaotic Version ✨
Somewhere between unread Slack notifications, a watered-down iced latte I forgot I made, daily tools I can’t live without, and my cat supervising every creative decision…
What would you add to the starter pack?
(Audio on 🎧)
Spring has Sprung 🌱
After taking a month off, I’m getting my head back in the game. Life has thrown its fair share of curveballs at me lately, and while my usual self would power through and work to the point of burnout, this time I chose a different approach.
More time offline, with friends and taking it easy.
This piece is a little reminder that sometimes all you need to do is log off, touch some grass and stare at the clouds. 😎
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