granola.

Katie. Bi. INJF.

[juunova]

[awww-brain-no]

There was some good stuff on kitty TV today

[majinluuu]

[protect-and-love-cats]

Meet Loki the Wolfdog and his friends.

[keep-it-reals]

I want his life

[drachenengel]

[drachenengel]

[borderedlines]

Grounding tip:

I disassociate really hard in the car because my head doesn’t connect transportation? It’s more one location > inside car > new place without grasping the movement part. So I’ve found cracking a window to feel/hear wind and making an effort to watch things pass by every once in a while prevents major disassociation when I arrive to my destination ^_^

[beingdreeyore]

A strong emotion is like a storm and it can create a lot of damage.

We need to know how to protect ourselves and create a safe environment where we can weather the storm.

Keeping our mind and body safe from the storm is our practice.

After each storm, we will become stronger, more solid, and less fearful of storms.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

This is why I love mindfulness.

[beabaseball]

I think the distinction that maybe is lost in self care is this:

self care is handling a problem in the future. You are taking care of your future self. If you see a deadline incoming, self care is writing a sentence, or an outline, or gathering research materials. You don’t have to do it all at once, but you can get your foot in the door–or you can do it, and have it out of the way! Both are self care.

It is also self care if you have that deadline, but you have been working hard all day, and you are exhausted, and people have been talking to you, and you just need alone time. You could force yourself to work on the deadline, but if you can feel yourself starting to fray and fall apart, self care is taking a deep breath and giving yourself a moment of quiet playing a game or watching a movie and relaxing or sleeping.

Both are self care but have different ways to be applied. I see people saying that a lot, but remember: it’s the situation that changes the care method. Opposite action is important. If you have done nothing, do one small thing. If you have done too much, take a moment to yourself.

This is opposite action.

Take care of your future self.

[thaliasixteen]

for all of the other sweet borderlions and cluster b’s out there, this is a free online dbt course, with worksheets/homeworks/a nice little community to talk to.

even if you’re not borderline or cluster b, it would be really sweet if you’d reblog this so more people can see it! :)

[rustic-bones]

[embrace-the-wild]

Instagram: Embrace The Wild

[buddhaprayerbeads]

Life isn’t about getting there the fastest. Life is full of beautiful and messy stops, bumps, and detours, and that’s part of what makes it interesting. 🐌✨

[carsonreneau]

[katiepfhansen]

girl power. for life. for ever.

[wildchiver]

Nothing to do with my usual things, but this is really good. I enjoyed it. 

[love-me-like-autumn]

[furstyphoto]

[thepowerwithin]

Words will only have as much power as you give to them. Don’t allow yourself to become a slave to them, for not all that are spoken will be true.

Nicole Addison @thepowerwithin | Instagram