Life throws you curve balls, how do you cope with them?

Published: Sun, 10/13/24

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Hey , so when life throws us many curveballs, how do we stay on plan, do we change the plan, do we defer the plan, do we abandon the plan?

A two-panel comic book style illustration in flat vector, Adobe Illustrator style. In the first panel, a person stands on a colorful path with a large curve ball flying toward
them, looking surprised but determined. The background shows two divergent paths: one dark and stormy, the other bright with sunshine and flowers. The second panel flows from the first, showing the person confidently swinging at the curve ball with a baseball bat, hitting it out of the park. The curve ball is now flying over a bright, cheerful scene. The text in the first panel says, 'When life throws you a curve ball...' and in the second panel, '...Hit it out of the park!' The entire comic is
vibrant, playful, and motivating.

There are many different factors that are going to affect how to deal with this, including but not limited to the time we have available to us, our energy (during the week or the day), our resources and our priorities.

It's that priorities piece that is that I want to focus on in this email.

If our plans are our priorities are different, then we have a problem

Really, I think that if we are saying that life priorities are taking us off course from our plan. Then we probably should be asking ourselves, 'hold on, surely my plan should be built around my life priorities?'.

Seems fairly logical right?

But how much of our activities are in conflict with serving and taking care of those things that are important to us?

A two-panel comic book style illustration in flat vector, Adobe Illustrator style. In the first panel, a person is juggling two large objects labeled 'Ambitions' and 'Life
Priorities,' looking stressed as they try to balance them. The background is split, with one side showing a cluttered scene of work, goals, and chaos, while the other side shows peaceful, fulfilling moments like family and personal happiness. In the second panel, the person looks calm and satisfied, as the two objects have merged into one balanced sphere labeled 'Life in Harmony.' The background is now bright and orderly, symbolizing balance and fulfillment. The text in the first panel says,
'When your ambitions clash with your priorities...' and in the second panel, '...Find harmony in both!' The comic is vibrant, positive, and encouraging.

If our ambitions and goals are set correctly, there should be this nice confluence of the plan blending into our life priorities.

This will look different for everyone.

For me, writing comic books is the way that I can put energy into what is important in my life and knowing that I am progressing on it, is inline with the things I hold important, i.e. standing up for justice, for equality and making the world a better place.

Fresh colours / colors coming in thick and fast

We are now in the colouring / coloring stage of Battle Panda 3 and wow, what an impact colours / colors have on the story.

Here's a page evolution from layout, to inks to colours / colors - I'm trying to pick a page that doesn't have any spoilers.

from layout into inks

and then with colours / colors added.

The pages are coming out so beautifully. We currently on page 29 with 3 more pages to go, then into letters.

We're getting very close to finishing up issue 3 of the book. Melissa and I are nearly finishing writing issue 4 of the book, so it's all systems go - my plans and priorities line up, so it's all good.

Till next time, have a great Sunday.

Farhan

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