There is a song by an artist named Kerrie Roberts that I love. She is not well known but I love her voice and her music. One of the songs is called Keep Breathing. It speaks hope and holding onto that hope when you feel like you can’t keep going.
As women our lives are busy. Whether we are caring for children, working, going to school, married, single, or something else, life can be busy. It is actually one of the reasons that so many women play Mobile games. It is easier to pull out our phone on the go then find the time to sit in front of a PC or console at times. I found an article that says that 65% of women play mobile games on Refinery29. I love this website. It has so many great articles and you should check it out if you get the chance.
This article also states that women still feel unrepresented and unwelcome in the gaming industry. While the article is almost a year old I believe that this continues to be a fact. I experience it myself at times. However, interacting with you ladies and having the opportunity to build this community of women is something that has definitely helped with that feeling.
There are definitely days I want to throw my phone down and quit all my games. There are days I think I should go back into my chosen field and never look back. There are days when I can’t get a word written because I am busy and I think that I might tear my hair out. I often hear that I have the dream job but I still continue to have to balance reality with it and that’s not always easy. There are days when playing feels like a job instead of fun. However, it is in these moments that I remind myself to keep breathing.
I am not done yet and I am lucky enough to have met so many beautiful women who message me and support me when they see me struggling. This is why these games survive and women are so deep in the mobile gaming community. Because it is exactly that, a community. A community where you meet friends and sometimes family. A community where you push through the bad stuff because of the good stuff… that’s why we stay. That is why I stay and sometimes I just need the reminder.
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