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What is success and does it make us happy? by Esther Loopstra

What is success? 

I’ve been thinking a lot about the word success. What is success and does it really make us happy? A lot of "successful" people don’t feel fulfilled when they reach their goals. Have you ever achieved a goal and then felt like it just wasn’t enough?

Many times we measure success by what we see others doing or by what other’s will think about us. We compare ourselves and then say “They look successful, I want to do that!” This can be good, because it can give us a goal to shoot for, but it also can be dangerous because we loose sight of what is actually important to us. And we forget to embrace the real reason we began doing something in the first place.

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Valentines card for Papyrus out now! by Esther Loopstra

I illustrated this Valentine's Day Card for Papyrus which is on their website and in stores right now. I've always wanted to work with Papyrus because I love their cards, so when they asked me to create this tween style Valentine's Card I was really excited. To top it off, they were so great to work with, which always is a terrific bonus. 

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