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  • What Would Your Future Self Say? A Message From the Future

    What Would Your Future Self Say? A Message From the Future

    If your future self could send you one sentence, what do you hope it would say?

    If My Future Self Could Send Me One Sentence…

    If my future self could send me just one sentence, I think I know what I’d want to hear.

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    I imagine a little butterfly arriving from somewhere in the future, fluttering around me, landing gently on my hand and whispering:

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    “You’re doing good. Don’t give up now.” 🦋

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    I’d probably smile and ask, “Really? Even with all the mess I’m currently making?” 😄

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    And maybe she’d just flutter her wings as if to say, “You’ll see.”

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    Perhaps that is the message we all need sometimes.

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    Keep doing your best without worrying too much about tomorrow. Work hard, keep moving, and don’t give up just because the results are taking their sweet time.

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    As Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita:

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    “कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।”

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    You have a right to your actions, but not to the fruits of your actions.

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    Do the work. Give it your best. Let tomorrow take care of itself.

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    And when the doubts get too loud, imagine that little butterfly again.

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    Maybe it knows something we don’t.

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    Maybe it has already seen the ending.

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    And just when we’re about to ask, “Okay, but tell me what happens next…”

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    it flies away.

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    Of course.

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    Future self: excellent at encouragement, absolutely terrible at giving spoilers. 😂🦋

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    What Would You Hope to Hear?

    And now I’m curious…

    If your future self could send you one sentence today, what would you hope it would say?

    Would it be “You made it”, “Keep going”, “Everything worked out”—or something completely different?

    Tell me. If that little butterfly from your future landed on your hand today, what message would you want it to bring? 🦋

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    Until the next whisper,
    —Rajeshwari     🧿💕

    © Nihshabd by Rajeshwari

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    If you’re in the mood for a little more reflection, you might enjoy these little pieces from Nihshabd too. 🦋✨

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    A Little Gift for You 🦋

    If these little reflections stayed with you, I’ve put together 6 Small Reflections, a Future Self Questionnaire, and a printable bookmark for you to keep, print, or revisit whenever you need a little pause.

    DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE SMALL REFLECTIONS

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    Small Reflections — A Message From Your Future Self.pdfDownload

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    And because every little reflection deserves a place to stay… there’s a bookmark for that too. 🦋📖

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    Nihshabd — Future Self Bookmark.pdfDownload

    Keep them, print them, write on them—or simply tuck them away for a day when you need a little pause. ❤️

  • Done Is Better Than Perfect | Overcome Perfectionism

    Done Is Better Than Perfect | Overcome Perfectionism

    What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

    Done Is Better Than Perfect: The Advice That Helped Me Overcome Perfectionism

    Done is better than perfect is the best piece of advice I have ever received. It completely changed my creative journey and taught me that overcoming perfectionism isn’t about becoming flawless—it’s about having the courage to begin.

    I didn’t learn this lesson from a book or a motivational quote.

    I learned it from my mentor… and one imperfect illustration that I almost never shared.

    Why I Was Afraid to Share My First Digital Illustration✨

    If there is one piece of advice that quietly changed my life, it was this:

    “Done is better than perfect.”

    When I joined my digital fashion illustration course, I had one tiny problem.

    Actually… several tiny problems.

    I knew hand illustration.

    I knew nothing about Photoshop.

    And laptops?

    Let’s just say, if technology were a language, I’d still be stuck at A for Apple. 😄

    Then came our first digital illustration assignment.

    After wrestling with layers, tracing, brushes, and enough confusion to question all my life choices, I somehow managed to create my very first digital portrait.

    It wasn’t great.

    It wasn’t even “almost great.”

    Let’s just say… my portrait and the original model looked like they belonged to two completely different families. 😂

    I proudly sent it to my mentor.

    She looked at it and said,

    “Wonderful. Now post it on social media.”

    Excuse me… WHAT?

    I immediately replied,

    “Ma’am, I can’t! People will laugh. They’ll wonder what exactly I’ve illustrated.”

    The Advice That Changed My Perspective✨

    That’s when she said something I’ll never forget.

    “If you keep waiting for perfection, you’ll miss the entire journey that leads to it.”

    She continued,

    “Nothing starts perfect. Even ten years from now, you’ll look at your work and find something you’d improve. Perfection isn’t a destination you suddenly reach one day. It’s simply the result of showing up, making mistakes, learning from them, and doing it again.”

    And then came the line that stayed with me.

    “You can only improve what you’re willing to show.”


    This wasn’t perfect. But posting it was the most perfect decision I made.

    How I Started Overcoming Perfectionism✨

    That day, I understood something.

    Perfection doesn’t build confidence.

    Action does.

    The funny part?

    If I had waited until I felt “good enough,” I’d probably still be staring at that same unfinished illustration… while Photoshop continued staring back at me. 😄

    Today, when I look at that first design, I smile.

    Not because it’s perfect.

    But because it exists.

    It reminds me that every piece of work I create today began with one imperfect attempt that I almost never shared.

    Why Done Is Better Than Perfect✨

    Perfection is a moving target.

    No matter how experienced we become, there will always be something we’d like to improve.

    The real magic isn’t in creating something perfect.

    It’s in creating something at all.

    Every finished piece teaches us something.

    Every imperfect attempt makes us better.

    Every mistake becomes a lesson we couldn’t have learned by waiting.

    Perfection never arrived. Progress did.

    My Biggest Lesson as a Creative✨

    So here’s my little reminder for anyone waiting for the “perfect time.”

    Post it.

    Write it.

    Paint it.

    Start it.

    Because unfinished dreams hidden in drafts never become success stories.

    Sometimes, done really is better than perfect.

    And for that lesson, I’ll always be grateful to my mentor, who saw possibility in me long before I could see it in myself.

    This illustration didn’t build my confidence.

    Sharing it did.

    Looking at it today, I don’t remember the fear.

    I remember the moment I chose progress over perfection.

    Now I’m curious… what’s one thing you’ve been waiting to share because you’re afraid it isn’t perfect yet? I’d love to hear your story. 🤍🦋

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    Until the next whisper…
    —Rajeshwari 🧿💕

    © Nihshabd by Rajeshwari

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