{"id":655,"date":"2025-12-31T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T08:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myfavoritecrafttips.com\/?p=655"},"modified":"2025-12-31T08:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T08:00:06","slug":"this-hobby-brought-me-back-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myfavoritecrafttips.com\/?p=655","title":{"rendered":"This Hobby Brought Me Back To Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uZAg7HU_8r4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Life had become all work, school, and no real hobbies. I felt stuck in a grey routine and missed creating just for fun. So, I challenged myself to finish a sketchbook in 14 days\u2014no pressure, just showing up.<\/p>\n<p>Glory to God.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u201cTherefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. 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