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hello again, here's all the new guys from my pokemon heartgold artlocke so far! we will be returning shortly... after i make up some save data lost to a hotkey accident </3

you can catch up on the artlocke so far here!

dyllpiccle

Don’t let them bury me as someone I’m not.

nothingfromzero

💛🤍🖤💜

fictionadventurer

One of the more profound things I’ve heard recently came from a Mr. Rogers documentary. In a clip from his show, Mr. Rogers had just visited with a musician, and tells his audience that some people play music, and some people don’t, and that’s okay.

And then he said, “The important thing is to find something you feel good about doing.”

That phrasing struck me. “Something you feel good about doing”. Most people would have phrased it as “something you enjoy doing”. Or “something you’re good at doing”. But Mr. Rogers’ subtly different phrasing leads to a profoundly different connotation. “Something you feel good about doing” may not be enjoyable–people who work in hospitals or in disaster zones might not enjoy much of their day, but they probably feel good about helping people. “Something you feel good about doing“ may not be something you’re particularly good at–you may be a terrible artist by any objective standard, but if you feel good about making your art, then it’s a worthwhile endeavor. Looking for “something you feel good about doing” can help you find a truly satisfying life path.

That phrase is also helpful with daily decision-making. Too often, I can make choices based on “what feels good.” I put aside tasks that are too stressful or avoid activities that seem too difficult, in favor of mindlessly browsing the internet. And I enjoy myself. I feel good while I’m doing that. But at the end of the day, I don’t feel good about how I spent my time. However, reminding myself to do “something I feel good about doing” can motivate me to accomplish those more difficult tasks. It can push me to do something outside of my comfort zone, to try something new that I might not be much good at. And maybe this is a blindingly obvious philosophy to everyone else. But I’m grateful for the reminder.

tanknaka

hey

hey friend

dont kill yourself tonight ok

you have a really pretty smile and i know its not always easy to manage one but itd be a bummer if we never had the chance to see it ever again

youre really important and you matter a lot so stay safe and try and have a nice sleep

the-grace-of-fallen-angels

I would like a moment to thank the people who reblog post like this so that it eventually shows on my dash.

It is keeping me alive

lavendertears

I actually really needed this tonight, thank you

sleepyames

A little encouragement!

lisaminnci

STUDIO GHIBLI + WATER

Ponyo (2008) When Marnie Was There (2014) Porco Rosso (1992) Spirited Away (2001) Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Tales from Earthsea (2006)

[ part 1 ] [ part 2 ]

notyourjaan

If you experienced trauma in childhood or had a rough childhood, dude listen to me. Offer yourself play. You were deprived of it.

Keep bubbles in the house, blow bubbles in the yard, blow them in your room, get a coloring book that doesn’t have to be an adult one with mandalas, watch cartoons, laugh at stupid things, dress up as a superhero for Halloween, wear a Santa hat on Christmas and big light up snowflake earrings, lay down on the floor, lay down in the grass, eat eggos for dinner sometimes. It’s not stupid. You’re not childish. You’re giving your inner child what they had taken from them. They deserve it.

personal-scientist

I don't want to derail this post because it's an important message, and OP has addressed it to the people who most need to hear it. But... can i just add, for people who don't feel like they can give themselves permission to do this, that you can give yourself these things even if you didn't overtly experience trauma in childhood?

Even if you never thought of your upbringing as painful or malicious, you can and should still give yourself things you missed out on. Take that class! Learn that skill! Eat the foods you like, or branch out into new ones! Jump in piles of leaves and decorate your walls the way you want them.

Give yourself the things you couldnt have as a kid, especially if you didn't really get to have a childhood, but even if you didn't have the childhood you wanted. Go for a bike ride with friends. Go stargazing. Whatever it was that you feel like you missed, it's important to seek those things and remember that play and joy aren't exclusive to childhood.

notyourjaan

I don’t think you derailed this at all and think this was a really thoughtful addition. So thank you!

ry-rambles

This is a good post. I mostly just remember traumatic things from when I was a kid and I never really got to just enjoy things that kids normally do.

I love going to playgrounds with my friend's 5 year old granddaughter. We went to one recently and I was so happy.

everythingfox

Cats are evolving

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byrneing

today my therapist told me that sometimes negative feelings like guilt, anxiety, self loathing, etc are like the hiccups. they’re uncomfortable, we don’t like them, there’s no way to turn them off; they can even be incapacitating for a while. we don’t always know where they came from or when they’ll go away, so sometimes instead of focusing on why we feel a certain way we need to get better at recognizing its temporary nature, keeping perspective, and enduring discomfort. i feel like a lot of self-improvement rhetoric is about pinpointing specific causes for negative thoughts/behaviors so you can eradicate them, but people with chronic mental illness really need to work on allowing themselves to experience these feelings without going into a downward spiral.

cumaeansibyl

with the caveat that mindfulness isn’t for everyone, it can be useful here. “oh crud, I’m feeling X again. well, there it is. this sure is happening right now.” acknowledging without interrogating or trying to draw conclusions.

what I like about it is it gives me room to feel the feeling, but also to step back one and say “yep, that’s a feeling I’m having,” which is better than “I am this feeling and this is forever.”

(how much time have I wasted trying to figure out WHY I’m feeling something when it was really just the equivalent of a random muscle cramp?)

retrogamingblog2

Mario Kart Track Posters made by Faye Burrows

mydarkenedeyes

Pierre Putman | Tumblr

squidificati0n

nerdjona

This is the link from the video. It’s important that we try to take action. Don’t buy chocolate that may be connected with slavery. In the link there’s also information about slavery free chocolate.

https://iradvocates.carrd.co

End child labor in the cobalt and cocoa industries.

anarkissa

On chocolate, coffee, tea, other products coming from the global south: if you can afford it, buy only products with some kind of a certificate that demonstrates the product has been ethically produced (and this has been verified by an outside agency), such as the Fairtrade, UTZ or Rainforest Alliance certificate.

But also beware that some producers have made up their own certificates, with no outside oversight. These essentially fake certificates include Cocoa Life, the certificate invented by Mondelez – one of the companies listed behind the link for using slave labour, who stopped using Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa and switched to their own certificate instead.

leepacey

here’s a list of companies who use fair trade chocolate:

Clif Bar

Tony’s Chocoloneley

Ben & Jerry’s

Aloha Feels

Newman’s Own Organics

The Endangered Species Chocolate

Dagoba Organic Chocolate

Starbucks

Aldi’s brand

Green & Blacks

Sappho Chocolates

Larabar

more info here

full list of ethical companies in the carrd above

and a list of companies who knowingly use slave labor to make their chocolate:

Hershey’s

Mars (M&M, Snickers, Dove, etc)

Mondelez (part of Kraft) (Cadbury, Toblerone, Oreos)

Nestle

Lindt

Godiva

Ghirardelli

sources: 1, 2, 3, 4

retrogamingblog2

Nintendo DS Terrariums made by Winnie Sumida

skogrowl

💉 HRT ANNOUNCEMENT 💉

YOU NEED TO ASPIRATE BEFORE INJECTING.

I’ve known many individuals who were never told by medical professionals to aspirate, which is unacceptable on behalf of endocrinology. This is an extremely important step because if you accidentally inject into a vein, you can literally die.

“I’ve never aspirated and I’ve been fine” until you’re not. “My doctor never told me to aspirate” because trans healthcare has yet to be standardized and is a work in progress. “The area I inject in has little to no blood vessels” but there are so many people who don’t know which areas are safest and it’s better to be safe than sorry.

How To Aspirate: Stick yourself with the needle and then draw back on the syringe. If your syringe fills with blood, you need to reposition your needle. If it doesn’t fill with blood, you’re safe to inject there.

Signs that you’ve injected into a vein: — Stroke — Shortness of breath — Coughing — Chest and/or abdominal pain — Low Oxygen — Blood clots — Slurred speech — Headache — Swelling — Tenderness

Literally just aspirate because it takes 2 seconds and can save your life.

Please share this post so that this practice becomes more common!

transgooglesearches

This is extremely important, I personally know several people who were never told this and had pretty dangerous experiences because of it.

pride-on-a-string

I’ve never even heard of this so it needs to be spread!!

ultrahamilham

I had no idea people WEREN’T taught this. My endocrinologist was very VERY clear on the fact that aspirating is VERY necessary, and what could happen if I chose not to. I hate that this post even has to exist, because people are clearly not being taught how to do it correctly. I’m glad that it exists for the people who need it, but I hate that it’s even a thing that needs to be shared. This is a very serious issue.

sublimesublemon

To be clear, it’s not just “not blood” you’re looking for when you aspirate the syringe. You’re looking for negative pressure – that means that when you pull the plunger back, it returns to its original position. If you pull the plunger back and it stays pulled back, you’re not in the tissue, and you need to reposition.

self-healing

i think the funniest and realist thing i’ve realized lately is how troubling idealization can be. every person is just… a person. the very people you want to impress or be apart of are just people. even if they seem wildly intimidating because of the way they look or because of their reputation, every one is just a person. human. as embarrassing, as remorseful and they are going through stages of growth just like you are. we only see what we want to see and then drown ourselves further in our own depression and we don’t have to.

oaluz

truly and i am learning the less i idealise others, the more willing i am to meet people where they are warts n all. and the more willing i am to show myself too and bring my whole self into things. my own embarrassment becomes a new normal and fine thing. stumbling becomes more endearing.

tlirsgender

Biggest failing of the internet is that in order to be vibing with my friends I have to actually be talking to them. I socialize like a cat I just show affection by sitting next to you. Ily but sometimes I have Nothing to say. Not a damn thing going on in my head

tlirsgender

I don’t want to “have” a “conversation” I want to peel an orange and share it with you