Shannon

[illustoryart]

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀

My illustrations for the magical Irish Trilogy by Cartoon Saloon 💚

Have you watched them? Which one is your favorite?

The Secret of Kells 🌿

Song of the Sea 🦭

Wolfwalkers 🐺

[illustoryart]

I want to share some of my illustrations from illustober - it's a challenge I started a few years ago.

I hope to get back on track with it one day! 😌

I'm quite a bit sad that the last few years I didn't have time and resources to participate in October drawing challenges 🫠

Autumn is the most inspirational time for me, but it's also the most exhausting, because the amount of work usually peaks in October.

All these artworks are inspired by my favorite books and shows with perfect autumn vibes 🍂

Can you recognize some of them? 🧡

[fictionalgod]

MLP art by @onionpwder

[thesweetiepienovels]

Actually, you are enough. Even if you don’t work. Or study. Or go out. Or have friends. Or have family. You’re enough because you exist and your existence is enough to be enough because you are not a product. You are not a sum of output. You are not a task to complete. But because you are something the universe wanted and put here even if you’ll never understand why. Somewhere in the cosmos your existence makes a difference, even if it’s not the way others existences do.

[sandersstudies]

Every time you go in a public place and something ISN’T disgusting it’s because somebody cleaned it. Every time you feel comfortable using a public bathroom or sitting at a restaurant table or setting something on a gas station counter or playing on a playground it’s because somebody cleaned it.

Thank you to everyone who cleans the world, especially those who are underpaid and under appreciated.

[thesweetiepienovels]

Someone said “The slow burn of becoming yourself” and I think that might be one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. It’s such a good reminder of how much it takes, how much character development, how much change, and beauty and courage it takes to reach your soul and I hope no one ever gives up on becoming themselves because it’s a never ending journey that only gets better.

[cyberglittter]

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[imjunebitch]

actually fucking disgusting that glasses cost any money like if you actually think about it for more than a few seconds it is so unconscionably inhumane. this goes for things like insulin and mobility aids and hearing aids too ofc but fuck man, fucking glasses? the thing you need to fucking see? its genuinely sickening and inhumanly evil that those cost ANYTHING.

[theambitiouswoman]

I notice a lot of people have very low standards for themselves and others. Of course, you’ll say standards are subjective… but are they?

Because when it comes to the things that actually shape your life. How you’re treated, how you show up, what you tolerate. There’s a clear difference between preference and self respect

A good trick here that everyone should incorporate is this: whatever your ceiling is, it’s now your floor. That should be your standard for yourself and for others. Romantic relationships included, especially since that’s where we tend to make the most excuses

If someone once showed you what consistency looks like, inconsistency is no longer acceptable. If you’ve experienced effort, you don’t downgrade to bare minimum. If you’ve seen what it feels like to be chosen, you don’t entertain confusion

Your past “best” isn’t something to reminisce on but something to uphold. The problem is, people experience something good once, then spend the rest of their lives tolerating less while calling it “being understanding” “being patient” or “not expecting too much”. But standards aren’t about demanding perfection from others. They’re about no longer negotiating on what you already know is possible

You don’t need to chase higher standards because you’ve already seen them. You just need to stop lowering them because this says I know there’s better but I’m going to settle for less. And this goes back to the things (excuses) we tell ourselves about compassion and understanding. Because the real issue comes back to what we think we deserve and not the other person

[kmnysak]

[theambitiouswoman]

Stop doing out of character things to teach someone a lesson or try to “get even.” It doesn’t prove a point, it just pulls you out of alignment with who you are. I won’t do anything out of character to prove a point to their disrespect. I’m not matching anyone’s trash energy or try to prove a point or anything to someone who disrespects me. That’s just too close to proving myself to someone who already showed me is beneath me

A person with good values can you see your worth even if they can’t reach it. And they act accordingly or leave respectfully. Really need you guys to understand this

Once a person disrespects you, lowering yourself to their level just shows you’re willing to abandon your standards to match their behavior. And the moment you do that, you blur the line between what you tolerate and what you become

Real power isn’t in retaliation. It’s in restraint, clarity, and boundaries. It’s in being so grounded in your standards that disrespect doesn’t provoke you, it disqualifies them

You don’t teach people how to treat you by acting like them. You teach them by what you allow, what you ignore, and what you walk away from. If a person doesn’t treat you how you treat them or deserve to be treated, you leave. “Easier said than done.” Not really

It only feels hard when you’re more attached to the person than you are to your standards. When you are looking for love outside of yourself, because you’re not giving it to yourself. When you start valuing your peace, your self respect, and your time more than temporary connection, the decision becomes extremely clear. If it doesn’t feel that way, then you’re just not at the place with yourself I am describing. Because it indeed becomes extremely clear

You’re not losing them. You’re choosing yourself

And that’s the standard. You should never lower or lose yourself to keep anyone

[sacred-portal]

[shubbabang]

Shout out to everyone who is just so tired So so exhausted So very very tired so very fatigued so sleepy and tired So

[mournfulroses]

Louise Glück, from a poem titled "October," featured in Averno: Poems, originally published in 2006

[scorpionlafemme]

[demareth]

but it isnt too late to start tho! if you suddenly wake up and realize the years have slipped by you can start actively living again!

[demareth]

and you know what im not done i think that its actually a very normal and healthy ebb and flow of life

its okay to have stagnant periods, all life has periods of time in its life cycle just to exist and conserve energy and its okay for people to do that too.

but its also very important not to stay in that stagnant period forever!

[oldwinesoul]

mi amor

[anxietyproblem]