Beauty in the Almost: What My Unfinished Zine Taught Me About Self-Care

When I started working on Moments of Light, I imagined the perfect little zine — warm pages, balanced margins, soft textures, and hand-painted illustrations of herbs and sunlight.

I wanted it to feel like calm.
Like the pause between one deep breath and the next.

But somewhere between printing mock-ups and final edits, I noticed the margins weren’t quite right.
Then I spotted a misspelling.

For a few moments, I froze. My brain whispered:

“You’ll have to fix it.”
“You can’t share it like this.”
“It’s not ready yet.”

That tiny mistake turned into a mirror — showing me how often I treat my art, my work, and even my skin the same way: constantly editing, correcting, and polishing instead of allowing.

The Lesson Hidden in Imperfection

As I sat with those pages, I remembered how herbs teach patience.
When you infuse oil with lavender or calendula, you can’t rush the process — you let it steep, warm, and evolve in its own time.

The zine was reminding me of the same rhythm.
It didn’t need to be perfect to be meaningful.
It just needed to be real.

In that quiet moment, I wrote in my journal:

“Beauty exists in the almost.”

Those words became the heart of Moments of Light — not a glossy, finished product, but a gentle reflection of what it means to create from softness rather than control.

The Art of Unfinished Care

Perfection often hides the most human parts of us.
Our creative rituals, our self-care, our healing — none of it is meant to be flawless.

Whether you’re making art, blending herbal skincare, or simply trying to show up for yourself in the middle of a busy day, remember:

You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You don’t need to finish to find meaning.
You just need to begin — with care.

A Zine About Light, Imperfection, and Quiet Beauty

Moments of Light grew from this realization — that every small act of attention can become its own ritual.
Each page holds reflections, photography, and herbal-inspired imagery meant to remind you: there’s beauty in being halfway there, in resting, in steeping a little longer.

If you’d like to hold a piece of that reminder, you can explore the zine here ↓
👉 Explore Moments of Light Zine

Or, if you’d rather listen, I shared the full story in this week’s podcast episode:
🎧 “Beauty in the Almost — What My Unfinished Zine Taught Me About Self-Care” → Watch on YouTube

🌼 A Final Thought

The next time you notice something out of place — a wrinkle in a page, a typo in your writing, a line out of balance — pause.
Smile.

That’s the sign of your hand, your presence, your living touch.

And that, truly, is where the light gets in. ✨

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