30 Days of Healing

      In the midst of losing love and myself, I am attempting to find, rebuild, and heal my wounds in the hopes of creating someone stronger and greater. I am starting with 30 day challenges of practiciing self-compassion and the four agreements and...

[glittermariah]

The Boy's Club: Songwriting, Capitalism, and how Mariah Carey Stole Christmas

A feminist blog that examines pop culture and mental health

[30daysofhealing]

#BigMamaThorton #capitalism #classism #Elvis #feminism, #Grammys#intersectionality #JermaineDupri, #MariahCarey #Musicpublishing #racism#RockHallofFame #sexism #songwritershalloffame #WhitneyHouston

[glittermariah]

Using Spirituality To Embrace Our Dark Moments

It is helpful to utilize spiritual practices to combat life's dark moments, but we must learn how to use them properly.

Check out my guest post over at Sivana East about the differences between East and West spiritual practices and how to embrace the dark times 

[30daysofhealing]

Self-Compassion Day 1 2019

https://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/

-5 minute self-compassion break 

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confidence day 3

DAY three

1) Go without men!: Yes. Some texts but wasn’t invested. 

2) Do a 15-minute posture exercise: NO :( so I think I will change this for me....to just 15 minutes of excercise (at least) every day. 

3) Read a positive book/blog for 10 mins/day: I tried, but I dot think I found anything 

4) “Show up” Yes

5)  personality trait you like about yourself: my bubbly personality

6) When I wrote a letter that most would advise against, but it was so cathartic, healing, and authentic I felt a freedom in it. 

[30daysofhealing]

confidence day 2

DAY TWO

1) Go without men!: No. :( Im feelin bad because I haven’t got a text back. It’s sparking negative thinking.

2) Do a 15-minute posture exercise: NO :(

3) Read a positive book/blog for 10 mins/day: Yes

4) “Show up” Yes

5)  physical feature you like on yourself: My legs

6) A time you were confident. When I had first got those long blonde extensions and I could wake up feeling good and confident.

[30daysofhealing]

30 Days of Confidence Days 1

DAY ONE

1) Go without men!: Yes, except a few texts since we specified it’s ok if you had been talking. 

2) Do a 15-minute posture exercise: Yes

3) Read a positive book/blog for 10 mins/day: Yes 

4) “Show up” Yes

5) Day one: A facial feature you like on yourself: My eyes

6) A time you were confident. Remember, record and reread each day: When I was with my boyfriend one time and had these magenta heels on,i started sashaying and feeling cute and confident. 

[lostinpersona]

Kya ka ra ba a, Naomi Kawase (2001)

[30daysofhealing]

30 Days of Confidence Part 2

For 30 days, I will….

1) Go without men!  It means no sex, no dating, no energy or time spent chasing, sleeping with or courting men.” From: http://theartofcharm.com/confidence/30-days-without-girls-building-masculine-core-strength/ (although this is for men going without women, I just reversed it!) 2) Do a 15-minute posture exercise  3) Read a positive book/blog for 10 mins/day 4) “Show up” with my hygiene, skin care, and dress (Idea from http://artofabeautifullife.com/free-printable-30-day-challenge/30-day-challenge-daily-confidence-challenge-002/) 5) Complete each day of self-esteem list http://mentalillnessmouse.tumblr.com/post/30543827639/30-day-self-esteem-challenge) 6)  Remember and record a time you were confident. Remember, record and reread each day. (taken from http://www.tcnorth.com/how-to-be-confident-30-days-to-build-massive-confidence/)

See you tomorrow world. 

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Cutting people out of my life doesn’t mean I hate them. It simply means I respect me.

Unknown (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[positivedoodles]

Since I hit my latest goal on patreon, I can now post longer comics on Saturdays. When I reach my next goal, I can add even more things to the project. If you want to help, you can pledge for just 1$ here, and in exchange, you’ll get access to a completely different project where I attempt to create the coziest/warmest art collection on the internet.

[glittermariah]

An open letter to Jerad Close, and all the boys before him

A feminist blog that examines pop culture and mental health

[30daysofhealing]

An Exposé: Mariah Carey Didn’t Get Inducted into The Songwriter’s HOF and It’s Sexist Bullshit

A feminist blog that examines pop culture and mental health

[purplebuddhaquotes]

And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.

Haruki Murakami (via purplebuddhaquotes)

[purplebuddhaquotes]

You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but you cannot close your heart to the things you do not want to feel.

Tabitha Suzuma (via purplebuddhaquotes)

[sketchesinstillness]

Little Lake-

[chibird]

Small steps towards more self love. 😆💛

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[popculturedetective]

The warrior ethic has damaged us. As we move into the twenty-first century we need to mature beyond war and warriors. I disagree with those men’s movement writers and activists who speak so highly of the warrior. I appreciate some of his traits—like courage, teamwork, loyalty—but the archetype itself is bankrupt at this point in history. We surely need guardians, boundary-setters, husbandmen, and citizens. If we are to survive on this planet, so threatened by war and warriors, we must get beyond the obsolete archetype of the warrior and value images such as the peacemaker, the partner, and the husbandman who cares for the earth and animals.

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks (via popculturedetective)