Let's share our Eclectic Minds

Just my latest blog, Trying to find my voice again....

[remanence-of-love]

[originalbirdchild]

Snake Plissken, I thought you were dead.

[thoughtkick]

“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.”

— Carl Gustav Jung

[thehopefulquotes]

“By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better and we can prepare for a better future.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

[originalbirdchild]

I’ll need to think about this one for a few and see if I can find this to be true for me.

[originalbirdchild]

Here’s to sunny days ahead!

[quotefeeling]

“Who you were, who you are, and who you will be are three different people.”

— Unknown

[midnights-dragon]

In case anyone is having a bad night

(The best of this post and its reblogs, but with links that work)

Here is a website where you can scroll down to all the different levels of the ocean 

Here is a website where you can see the future of the universe

Here is a website where you can press a ‘make everything okay’ button, over and over, until things really are okay

Here is a website that you can read if you feel like a burden

Here is a website where you can look at strobe illusions (TW strobe/flashing)

Here is a website where you can cut stuff up (TW blood/sh)

Here and here are websites where you can play with sand

Here is a website where you can draw with macaroni and other fun foods

Here is a website where you can paint someone’s nails

Here is a website where you can grow a garden with emojis

Here is a website with hundreds of videos of people hugging you (rightfully dubbed ‘the nicest place on the internet’ because it really is, y’all, it made me cry)

Here is a website that will take you to other useless websites

Here is a website where you can make a tiny cat play bongo drums (and other instruments!)

Here is a website to help give you gentle reminders <3

Here is a website where you can grow a tiny farm

Here is a website where you can take a bunch of scientific personality tests

Here is a website of calm rain noise

Take a breath. It’s going to be okay, I promise.

[akaya-gx]

I asked the wise man if it was okay to start over after thirty. As if life had an expiration date. As if dreams came with a deadline. As if the soul knew what a calendar was. He didn’t laugh. He didn’t judge the fear behind the question. He simply reminded me of something we all forget: Time does not own you. Fear does. We are taught that certain chapters must be finished by a certain age. That by thirty, we should already know who we are, what we want, and how the story ends. But life was never meant to be linear. It is circular. It repeats lessons until we are ready to learn them. Starting over is not failure. It is courage showing up late — but right on time. Some people bloom at twenty. Some at forty. Some at sixty. And some carry seeds their entire lives until the soil is finally right. The reset button was never removed. It was just hidden beneath fear, shame, and comparison. As long as you are breathing, you are allowed to change your mind. To choose differently. To walk away. To begin again. The world will try to convince you that it’s too late. That you missed your chance. That you should settle for less because time is running out. But wisdom whispers the opposite: You are still here. Which means the story is still being written. Until death removes you from this world, you are not finished. You are not late. You are not behind. You are simply in the middle of becoming. And sometimes, the most powerful thing a person can do is look at their life — and press reset without apology.🖤

[no-longer-another-bondi-blonde]

Possibly the Most important thing you'll read this year...

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip.

You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them. Just read it straight through, and you'll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.

How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.

These are no second-rate achievers.

They are the best in their fields.

But the applause dies.

Awards tarnish ...

Achievements are forgotten.

Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.

Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

Easier?

The lesson:

The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money ... or the most awards. They simply are the ones who care the most.

[remanence-of-love]

[originalbirdchild]

Zentangle Inspired Art (ZIA). Red, white and black artwork is my favorite to make.

[originalbirdchild]

Another fun build. Zuru retro Polaroid.

[liquorstorefineart]

[thoughtkick]

“Let them judge you. Let them misunderstand you. Let them gossip about you. Their opinions aren’t your problems. You stay kind, committed to love and free in your authenticity. No matter what they do or say, don’t you doubt your worth or the beauty of your truth. Just keep shining like you always do.”

— Scott Stabile

[thoughtkick]

“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.”

— William G.T. Shedd

[deepwithinwords-deactivated2026]

[originalbirdchild]

Lego Spider-man getting ready to stop Anti-Venom from fleecing the ATM. Thank you Easter Bunny and Lego for these small sets.