If At First You Don’t Succeed, Follow This Instagram Page

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We get it, life can be hard and trying to prove yourself to others – even harder. But why not try a different approach: being easier on your self. Self-taught writer and artist Meera Lee Patel hopes to inspire you to try, try again. And even more importantly: make peace with yourself.

Her many projects include book illustrations, textile & print licensing, stationery collections, and writing pieces about mental health and emotional well-being. But what really made us fall in love with Patel is her Instagram page which is an upliftingly wholesome haven in a sea of self-promotion and beauty gurus.

“I am interested in projects that add beauty to the world; help people feel more like themselves, and remind us of the oft-overlooked moments in our livesbecause they are usually the best ones,” she writes on her website. “I am interested in exploring the intricacies of human connection, and I use my work to unearth the small yet vibrant stories found in everyday life. Like you, I have many worlds inside of me. I am sensitive but tough. I am pragmatic but free. I am a dreamer. ​I hope my work will always serve as a simple reminder: you are not alone.”

“What you can control lies within yourself: your thoughts and attitudes, your wishes and desires, and the perspective you choose to live by,” she adds in an interview with Freelance Wisdom. “We often blame our fear for keeping us from moving forward, but it’s our perspective of fear that truly holds power—it can imbibe us with strength and courage, or it can slowly destroy us. If you believe that everything that happens to you holds a lesson, you’ll be better equipped to find the lesson and learn from it. If you believe that there is purpose and meaning in difficult, you’ll find beauty in the obstacles you face.”

Follow her Instagram page for a dose of wholesomeness: