Let’s Practice Empathy

Victim Advocate Blog || WARNING: Triggering language for Sexual Assault Victims #1in6 ☮LGBTQ+ FRIENDLY | “Self worth is so vital to your happiness. If you don’t feel good about you, it’s hard to feel good about anything else.”

[titsay]

nothing wrong with prioritizing your peace of mind

[bonjourfrenchwords]

Je vote • I vote • /ʒə vɔt/ 🇫🇷 In many parts of the world, people are fighting for democracy. We have an opportunity to make our voice heard so today, my fellow French, we vote!

[greenstudies]

Hi! Can you do something for me?

Relax your shoulders. Let them fall down. Now tense them up for a moment really hard. And relax again. Use your hand to massage them gently

Relax your jaw. Open your mouth, stick out your toungue. Let your mouth hang open for a bit. Now puff your cheeks. Relax your jaw again

Relax your neck. Move your head side to side slightly. Stretch your neck muscles a little

Relax your arms. Let them fall by your sides. Wiggle them! Now stretch them a little

Take a deep breath. Hold it for a moment. Breathe out

Straighten your back. Tense it up for a little. Relax

OKAY THANK YOU AND BYEEE

[deep-dark-fears]

I painted over 100 portraits, and we helped raise over $8,000 for the defense of Ukraine and the Red Cross. Thanks to everybody who helped out! http://www.deepdarkfears.com/ukraine/

[cheeky-orchid-art]

To post something more colorful, here's some Rainbow Ginko! I felt really mindful and at peace, drawing all the little lines on the ginko leaves.

According to tree symbolism, ginko is a symbol of endurance, protection, longevity, renevwal, understanding, resistance. All the apsects I could relate to the LGBTQIA+ community.

Here are just a few way how you can show support:

Don't make assumptions about people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Speak out against homophobia, transphobia and anti-LGBTQ harassment and discrimination (as well as racism and xenophobia)

Speak out against the use of antigay slurs.

Be supportive of anyone who chooses to come out.

Support your children and their friends who question their sexuality or identify as LGBTQ.

My Tumblr LGBTQIA+ friends, how would you like people supported you?

As always, you can support me by adopting my prints, stickers and badges, or via Ko-fi ☺☺

[kaireadingclub]

Happy National Women’s History Month 🌊 This month (and every month), we’re excited to celebrate indigenous women authors from the Pacific and beyond! 💫 Here are just a few of them:

The legendary Leslie Marmon Silko is a major figure who helped spearhead the Native American literary and artistic renaissance in the 1960s 📚

Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer holds a special place in our heart because Braiding Sweetgrass: indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants was the first book we read for our book club 🥰

Lurline Wailana McGregor’s advocacy to increase Pacific Islander programming on PBS is not only inspiring, but so necessary for younger generations to see themselves on screen 🤩

You’ve probably heard of Joy Harjo. Her expansive body of work ranges from poetry to plays to children’s books to memoirs to music. We’re excited to experience her work no matter what medium it may be in 🎙️

PS: We can’t fit them all in carousel! Who did we miss? Let us know down below! ⬇️

[ynngaa]

“—they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they've got ambition, and they've got talent, as well as just beauty. I'm so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for.”

[humansofnewyork]

“I’m a physical therapist for severely disabled children in the South Bronx. Their observation skills are so keen. They understand more than you know. But they rarely get spoken to, or hugged. Often they aren’t even treated like humans. When the world can’t understand what you want, it kind of ignores you. I had one student named Tamisha who was stuck in a wheelchair. She could only move her eyes. She couldn’t speak, but I could basically read her mind. Tamisha was very intelligent, and very sarcastic. If someone in tight clothing got on the elevator, she’d roll her eyes. And giggle. I’d have to pretend I didn’t know why she was laughing. We grew so close over the years. On Halloween I dressed her up as a butterfly, because that’s how I saw her. She was trapped in this body, but she was a soul with so much depth and so much future. Many of these kids have nowhere to go when they graduate from school. They lose their social lives, and sense of purpose. They’re imprisoned in their bedrooms for the rest of their lives. When Tamisha graduated I wanted to do something for her. Her economic situation was not good. She was being raised by a single father. But Tamisha was completely immobile, so it’s not like I could just get her something cool on Amazon. But my husband and I came up with another idea. We went to Home Depot and got paint, and butterflies, and rainbow decals. And we completely transformed her bedroom. We wouldn’t let her look. We made her sleep in the living room. But at the end of the weekend, when Tamisha’s father carried her in, she started going wild. Her eyes lit up. She’s making all kinds of vocalizations. Her father is holding her, and he’s crying. It was a miracle. Every makeover is a miracle. We’ve done about 20 of them now. We always manage to find the money. We always manage to find the volunteers. Somehow they always come together in a magnificent way. Our process always begins with an interview process. We ask the person: what makes you happy? What colors do you love? What are your favorite things? We figure out exactly what they want. We let them design their dream room. Then we become the instruments who bring that dream to life.”

[sunsbleeding]

[theprideful-deactivated20251201]

people who say "i'm a little ocd 🤪" because they straighten their pens are the same ones who demonize people who have violent or sexual intrusive thoughts and think its weird or "insane" if you have to flip a switch 7 times before you sit down

[theprideful-deactivated20251201]

ocd is cute and quirky until someone actually has it. then its disgusting and weird and demented

[mouseshouses]

Here’s how good you’re gonna feel when you do!

[origamicrow]

take a break while watching this little bunny cross your dash

[mysharona1987]

[funonmars]

If you want to help out the Navajo Nation, please consider donating to them at the following:

https://www.nndoh.org/donate.html - Navajo Nation COVID-19 fund. There’s also a link to their Go Fund Me, as well a list of medical and community needs and numbers and emails to message for the non monetary donations. 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/nhfc19relief - Navajo and Hopi families relief fund. 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-elderly-on-navajo-nation - Food baskets for the Elderly on Navajo Nation

 https://www.gofundme.com/f/northern-dine-covid19-relief-effort - Northern Diné Relief Fund

https://nmchildren.org/ - Bill Richardson COVID-19 Navajo families relief fund

5/22/2020

[politijohn]

The World Stands in Solidarity

Italy

Germany

Australia

United Kingdom

Canada

Japan

New Zealand

Sweden

Netherlands

Denmark

Ireland

Syria

Brazil

Iran

Switzerland

Slovenia

Spain

France

Israel

Greece

Finland

Belgium

Palestine

Kenya

Turkey

Nigeria

Portugal

Norway

Poland

Czech Republic

Bulgaria

[dcylily]

as the dash moves back to normal, please don’t let this be the end of your activism. this wasn’t just a trend, these are real lives. continue to further your understanding, get educated, listen to black people, and be an active ally.

[pblomgr1]

These are the solutions we need to policing right now. Remember: the problem cannot be solved by technocratic solutions (i.e. body cams, further trainings, etc.) The problem is policing itself.

[socialistsoap]

bobby reposted a guide to white privilege—figured it was appropriate right about now