“I Am” Found Its Way Into Little Curly

There was never a single moment when “I Am” arrived in Little Curly. It didn’t come with a plan or a clear intention. It came quietly — the way meaningful things often do.

Before it became part of my work, “I Am” was something I needed for myself.

Like many of us, I spent years thinking about what I should become, what I wasn’t yet, and what still needed fixing. There was always a feeling of reaching — toward a better version, a more finished one. Somewhere along the way, I noticed how rarely we pause to acknowledge who we already are, without conditions or expectations attached.

“I Am” felt different. Two small words, but steady. Grounding. They didn’t ask for improvement. They didn’t push me forward. They simply allowed it.

Little Curly grew from the same place.

She was never meant to be perfect or polished. She began as a gentle presence — someone who could hold feelings, questions, joy, and uncertainty all at once. As I drew her, I realised she wasn’t there to explain emotions or offer solutions. She was there to sit beside them.

That’s when “I Am” naturally found its place.

Slowly, almost without me noticing, those words became part of Little Curly’s world. Not as slogans, but as reminders. Not as something to achieve, but something to return to. A way of turning affirmations into something visible and lived-with.

“I Am” doesn’t promise happiness every day. It doesn’t erase hard feelings or quiet doubts. What it offers is presence.

It says: 

I am allowed to take up space. 

I am allowed to feel what I feel. 

I am still enough — even on quiet days, even on messy ones.

Over time, these words stayed. They wove themselves into drawings, stories, and small moments meant to be held gently. They stayed because they felt honest. Because they didn’t rush anyone forward. Because they made room to breathe.

This blog, like Little Curly herself, exists for those pauses.

For the moments when you don’t need to become anything else — just to remember that you already are.

At its heart, this is a reflection on ‘I Am’ affirmations for children — and why they became part of Little Curly’s world.”

Thank you for being here, exactly as you are.