cyclum vitae

Life cycle / 생활환

[flora-file]

Dudleya brittonii (by flora-file)

Giant Chalk Dudleya

[awwww-cute]

A boxfish with places to be

[owning-my-truth-deactivated2022]

The mothership has arrived

[rubyetc]

13/01 - contact

[hotcommunist-deactivated2019032]

#well#this is nice#people are just trying to help#would you rather they didnt try to look after you? tbh like. this comic is how it feel with anxiety on bad day tho. it’s like. plucking up the nerve to even talk is hard. having to make the first move to talk? harder. hardest of all is talking about something goin wrong in yr life. it’s like. a constant struggle between wanting to talk/not being able/also not wanting to be a burden. which i *think* is the intended message of this comic. one way of looking at it is like. anxiety is living in an isolating, solitary bubble. things are awful within the bubble, but you just sit there thinking WELL if i don’t move or speak to anyone or do anything then it can’t get any worse! and training myself out of that and opening up is the hardest thing i have ever done.

[tinymattresses]

thank you for explaining to me, now i understand more about these things my own brain has never done. i don’t know what i can do to be more of a help during these times but at least i know now?? <3

[rubyetc]

Just seen the commentary, and Yep that was pretty much the intention. This drawing was about the self-perpetuated despair and frustration that I can’t always make use of the support I’m lucky to have. In some states, I feel paralysed and genuinely too frightened to verbalise the levels of distress I’m in, in case I upset someone or they don’t know how to help and I will then be responsible for causing them upset and worry. Trying to articulate to someone you love or care about that you might be at serious risk feels dangerous. It’s not about wanting people to go away or stop caring, it’s about the difficulty of allowing yourself to be caught by the safety net others can provide, and recognising that it’s better to do that pre-damage/pre-crisis than not making contact until you’re ringing from hospital feeling like a complete tit.

[cyclumvitae]

start small. start with the realest thing to you. start with how you're feeling. start with a breath.

[estera-lazowska]

Untitled by Armand Brac on Flickr.

[mothernaturenetwork]

[cyclumvitae]

Inside the microscopic world of diatom art Klaus Kemp turns colorful microorganisms into stunning pieces of art.

[kimtruesdale-deactivated2016111]

Cultures of domination rely on the cultivation of fear as a way to ensure obedience. In our society we make much of love and say little about fear. Yet we are all terribly afraid most of the time. As a culture we are obsessed with the notion of safety. Yet we do not question why we live in states of extreme anxiety and dread. Fear is the primary force upholding structures of domination. It promotes the desire for separation, the desire not to be known. When we are taught that safety lies always with sameness, then difference, of any kind, will appear as a threat. When we choose to love we choose to move against fear—against alienation and separation. The choice to love is a choice to connect—to find ourselves in the other.

bell hooks, “All About Love” (2000)

[jacobvanloon]

[likeafieldmouse-deactivated2015]

Jacob van Loon Station XIV

[mooiefietsennicebikes]

Pineapple bikes

[nevver]

Hey, that’s my bike.

[historicwomen]

Gabriela Silang 1731- 1763

Gabriela Silang was the first Filipina to lead a revolt against the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. She was part of the insurgent force led by her husband, Diego Silang. Gabriela was one of her husband’s closest advisors in the resistance. They collaborated with the British for the brief expulsion of the Spanish from the area. It was for four months after Diego’s assassination that Gabriela led a group against the Spanish, earning her the nickname “Generala.” 

On September 10th, 1763, Gabriela led an attack on Vigan but the Spanish were ready. She was forced to retreat. With seven other men, Gabriela hid but was captured and sentenced to death. She and her fellow rebels were hung in Vigan’s city plaza. She became a martyr for Filipino women and anti-colonialism. 

[vagabondedlife]

[wocinsolidarity]

*solidarity*

[owning-my-truth-deactivated2022]

"Why does a piece of cloth matter more than black lives?" they asked.

From #DCFerguson Protests (Nov. 24-25)

More pics: HERE

Photos by: Mikael Owunna (owning-my-truth)

[glanderco]

BADUM TSCH!! Trash a venue in this new interactive music video i made for Celestial Shore’s hit single Animal Ratio! 

[bisikleta]

The Bianchi Pista at The Bushwick Collective (by jomak14)

[laurenmychelle]

It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit.

Eartha Kitt (via laurendooorhinge)

[ekahsetalocohc]

This is too cute! Erykah Badu and her daughters, Puma and Mars, singing. 

[wocinsolidarity]

This is ****literally**** the most beautiful thing ever. I’m going to go cry now. entire day has been made