Learn To Live Again

~Just learning to cope with life~ ~Disability, chronic pain, mental illness, religion/spirituality~ ~30 years old~ ~They/ Them~ ~Hellenic Witch~ ~Critical Catholic~ ~PhD student in religious studies~

[doodle-devil]

as always i am thinking about ylfa snorgelsson

[malwareproductions]

hey. you have to love your trans brothers of color okay. and your trans sisters of color. and your nonbinary siblings of color. you have to okay. its simply non-optional

[ieatratsyummy]

I do take personal offense when someone says MECFS is "just deconditioning"

I grieve the athlete I used to be. I used to ski. I loved skiiing. Now I can't even adaptively ski, at least not on my own. MECFS ripped the only sport I'd ever loved out of my hands, and you expect me to respect your belief that MECFS is caused by deconditioning. Fuck you.

[konoko]

[felifeltfrog]

Don't think I ever shared this!

This is an old piece from 2022 that I kind of just had fun with. Traced my new Mora knife to a sticker paper and made the sillhouette with watercolor pencils.

[liberalsarecool]

Republican regressive reactions are malware for a society. Peak MAGA weakness is cratering.

[disabled-bug]

I’m so proud of people living with chronic health conditions. That shit is HARD. Idk who needs to hear this, but if no one else has said it: I’m proud of you. You’re sticking it out through so much pain and grief. That’s no small feat.

Every small thing you do for yourself health adds up. The grief is heavy and it comes from a place of love. The grief knows the pain is wronging you.

I’m proud of you. I hope on the good days you can be proud of yourself.

Keep going.

[antiqeus-deactivated20140610]

[girltalk]

i hope you get everything you’ve ever dreamed of

[heavenpureheart]

[sacredheart-stigmata]

Our Lady, Mother of Ferguson and All Those Killed by Gun Violence

Our Lady, Mother of Ferguson and All Those Killed by Gun Violence, often shortened to 'Our Lady of Ferguson', was created in 2015 by Black iconographer Mark Doox, after being commissioned by Rev. Dr. Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones for the Trinity Church in New York City. The icon was made to honor Michael Brown, a Black teen murdered at the hands of Darren Wilson, a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer, in 2014. While Black Lives Matter and similar groups had already established their presence in the United States following the murder of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown's brutal murder brought all eyes across the United States onto the movement and forced the reality of police brutality onto the TV screens and twitter feeds of white usamericans who refused to acknowledge that reality.

Rev. Bozzuti-Jones, a Jamaican priest at Trinity Church, an Episcopal church in Manhattan, commissioned the icon to honor Michael Brown and all other African Americans taken by police violence. Rev. Bozzuti-Jones, who is known for his racial activism and writings in the Episcopal church, chose Mark Doox for his bold, unflinching combination of Blackness and religion. Influenced by Byzantine iconography and Dadaism, Doox describes his art as such:

Blending narrative elements, historical references, and spiritual iconography in his Byz Dada style, Mark aims to create works that challenge viewers to confront sometimes uncomfortable truths about race, Identity, and power in American history. His commitment to addressing these existential themes head-on aims to explore deep cultural and historical issues while inviting reflection, conversation, and healing.

Doox continues to create icons for the Episcopal and African-Orthodox churches, and recently published "The N–Word of God", a graphic novel and art book. You can purchase it here

[yandere-cutie]

[fairycosmos]

theres a big conspiracy theory going round that you can be horribly flawed and also genuinely loved. crazy if true

[catchymemes]

[rosieandthemoon]

ruins of St Andrews Cathedral in Fife, Scotland

[farmwitch]

some things on pins

[nocuturnal-deactivated20211223]

To all my fellow witches, losing interest in your craft due to depression doesn't make you a bad witch. You are not a bad witch if mental disorders keep you from practicing daily. Practicing daily isn't even an official rule or requirement. So tell your anxious brain to calm down, it is doing fine. You are doing fine. You are not worse than other witches if you feel an aversion to it bc depression is making you hate what you like.