Extraordinary Machine

Be kind to me

[lostrosegarden]

If there are secrets, I don’t know them

[sycophanticmind-deactivated2026]

nina simone and her daughter lisa

[lostrosegarden]

Mother

Dragon

Jealous god

[henk-heijmans]

Cherry and yew - by Sarah Gillespie, English

[metamorphesque]

Arm of the Seine near Vetheuil, Claude Monet

[llovinghome]

[lostrosegarden]

76 years ago

[lostrosegarden]

I don’t like when there’s a road

[thecinamonroe]

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Cecil Beaton, 1956.

[sakurabreeze]

Vincent van Gogh – Sprig of Flowering Almond in a Glass, March 1888

[lostrosegarden]

Create space to unclench not rush breathe let go

[lostrosegarden]

Living my big comfy couch life

[greraden]

[lostrosegarden]

Three times in my life I’ve had really close friendships with people who are struggling a lot with mental illnesses and extreme trauma. I’ve been friends with a lot of people who struggle with those things, and I feel like I can be kind, supportive, and empathetic while also balancing my own mental health. But it’s different when it’s someone I’m very very close to. I love them so much that they’ve become a part of me, and that feels great because it’s a very open beautiful channel of energy and love that flows there. However when they are going through bad mental health times, I start to struggle a lot too. I feel flooded with negativity and there’s not really a way for me to close it off to

[losermeli]

Fiona Apple - Criminal MV (1996)

[warmfuzzyphoto]

“I am what I am. I don’t have to add or subtract anything… You would know if you met me. I’m not like anyone else.”

Singer Jackie Shane in the 1970s

[warmfuzzyphoto]

seasick, 1930s