Skeej

Trying to express. *Pfp and header not my own art

[littlestpersimmon]

Oarfish

[theambitiouswoman]

[skeej]

Is radical change in pursuit of the authentic self a paradox? if we change ourselves consciously with the goal to fully and truly express ourself, when we were not actively being repressed before, if the resulting expression true? If i have to try hard to be creative again after losing touch with that side of myself, when do I become a creative person once more? If i want to be a writer, how much amateur writing do i do before being considered an amateur writer and not someone who writes. Or aesthetically, if I pursue a new clothing style because it I think it feels more like me, is that less authentic than if i slowly gravitated to or built that style over time?

This is poorly worded but i think about this all the time

[sandmandaddy69]

[happyheidi]

chto.to.iz.gliny

[catadromously]

the dubious philosophy of salmon

[catadromously]

the number of people who have looked at this is officially too large a number

[skeej]

Pinterest on my phone: a treat, some pretty pictures, aesthetic scrolling time

Pinterest on a computer: Business. Locked in at my full time job. My boards are disorganised they need to be fixed and categorised right this instant I cannot gather enough material before the winter comes If i do not curate the exact intangible vibe i will perish.

[biocrafthero]

[bees-with-swords]

"Do you ever dream of land?" The whale asks the tuna.

"No." Says the tuna, "Do you?"

"I have never seen it." Says the whale, "but deep in my body, I remember it."

"Why do you care," says the tuna, "if you will never see it."

"There are bones in my body built to walk through the forests and the mountains." Says the whale.

"They will disappear." Says the tuna, "one day, your body will forget the forests and the mountains."

"Maybe I don't want to forget," Says the whale, "The forests were once my home."

"I have seen the forests." Whispers the salmon, almost to itself.

"Tell me what you have seen," says the whale.

"The forests spawned me." Says the salmon. "They sent me to the ocean to grow. When I am fat with the bounty of the ocean, I will bring it home."

"Why would the forests seek the bounty of the oceans?" Asks the whale. "They have bounty of their own."

"You forget," says the salmon, "That the oceans were once their home."

[seravph]

I think that in real life…. Relationships r like . Your partner WILL ‘trauma dump’ on you. You will have to perform ‘emotional labor’ for your partner. Your partner will make mistakes. You will also do all of these things. The very nature of love is irrational and problematic and difficult …. To expect a relationship to be free of these things is strange to me…. The point is that your relationship to that person is ultimately worth it, and worth growing with them, helping each other, seeing the worst parts of another person and being able to love them anyway

[travelalbania]

[fravery]

Roland Ruocco (United States) Sunburst

[liridi-deactivated20250617]

the deification of Psyche

[liridi-deactivated20250617]

prints!

[cetaceous]

A Regional Train passes a Railroad Crossing between Flooded Fields, Nidderau-Eichen, Germany image credit: Michael Probst/AP via: The Guardian

[taurusdreamgrl69]

[vikingfunerals]

the commodification of friendship is the most annoying thing to come out of the internet in ages. like actually i love to break this to you but you're supposed to help your friends move even if it's hard work. or stay up with them when they're sad even if you're gonna lose sleep. you're supposed to listen to their fears and sorrows even if it means your own mind takes on a little bit of that weight. that's how you know that you care. they will drive you to the airport and then you will make them soup when they're sick. you're supposed to make small sacrifices for them and they are supposed to do that for you. and there's actually gonna be rough patches for both of you where the balance will be uneven and you will still be friends and it will not be unhealthy and they will not be abusive. life is not meant to be an endless prioritization of our own comfort if it was we would literally never get anywhere ever. jesus.

[fruitandflowercrowns]

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