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[vjeranski]

FELICITY KEEFE TRANSITIONS

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[missalsfromiram-deactivated2020]

Herbert James Draper - The Lament for Icarus (1898)

[thetwistedrope]

This App Lets You Bail Out Black Prison Inmates with Your Spare Change

"Our short-term goals are to get folks home for the holidays"

The function of the app is simple: In less than 60 seconds, connect the account you use to make everyday purchases. Here, your purchases will be rounded up to the nearest dollar to automatically donate each time you reach at least $2 in spare change. Users can pause and resume their contributions at any time. On the topic of his goals with the project, Ziegler explains:

“Our short term goals are to get as many folks home for the holidays as possible so we hope many folks join the platform for Giving Tuesday and contribute their holiday spending change to those in need.

Long term, we see the platform being used in a variety of ways to bolster the voices of those in need beyond just a financial contribution.”

This now exists. Today I’m linking my bank account to become the first customer. https://t.co/h2IcVlKoY5

[pavel-shrekov-deactivated201805]

Why though? They are prisoners because they broke the law and they deserve to pay the price of their actions. Not just to be set free because they are black.

[thetwistedrope]

It’s pretty obvious you didn’t read the article where they brought up all of the stats that show why the school-to-prison pipeline unfairly targets the black (and in some states, latino) population.

People can be held for months without due trial or even a reason, all because they can’t make bail. Some people get stuck in jail for weeks, and sometimes months, over basic traffic violations.

Not to mention that breaking the law can be done for good reasons, for just reasons (look at how many protesters have been arrested even tho they were peacefully protesting, which is supposed to be covered and acceptable by our laws), and that “breaking the law” can sorta kinda mean whatever tf a cop wants it to mean. Quite literally. They can apprehend people simply because they can. Slap them with “resisting arrest” and call it a day. And then the person can rot in jail for who knows how long.

There are lots of resources to learn about this online. Please go educate yourself.

[princesconsuela]

#december mood

[kiefbowl]

I love that gif of the cat walking though the door with that big ass blanket

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[donutish]

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THIS IS TOO MUCH WHOLESOME IN A TINY BODY

[minuty]

Feelings are just visitors, let them come and go.

Mooji (via minuty)

[themarinevampireshop]

Page 89 of ‘Die Hochgebirge der Erde … Mit Titelbild in Farbendruck.’ {1899} Research: TheMarineVampireShop

[dresswellactbad]

Nothing will ruin your 20’s more than thinking you should have your life together already.

[moonbrains]

this.. is so hard… to keep in mind…

[xxstargoddessxx]

Cyprian Norwid (1821-1883) Dante’s hell

[themarinevampireshop]

Page 89 of ‘Die Hochgebirge der Erde … Mit Titelbild in Farbendruck.’ {1899} Research: TheMarineVampireShop

[cutepetclub]

[gif87a-com]

A hummingbird thought a man’s orange hat was a flower [x]

[shinymegacrobat]

Iv never seen a hummingbird sit before lol

[queervashti]

i wasn’t going to reblog until he sat 

[nevver]

Putting it together, Alma Haser

[gusty]

[marauders4evr]

Friendly reminder that Vincent van Gogh willingly checked himself into an asylum so that he could get better, resulting in him creating some of the most iconic paintings of his entire career, done in the asylum, when he was being treated 24/7, because he finally didn’t have to struggle with his demons and could instead focus on his muse, WHICH WERE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS!

Remember this little insignificant painting?

How about this one?

Check this one out:

All of these and more were painted in the asylum when he was receiving treatment for his mental illnesses and I know I just said that but I said it again and I’m saying it a third time until you dramatic abled assholes understand!

VINCENT VAN GOGH

- KNEW THAT HE WAS MENTALLY ILL

- WANTED TO CHANGE THAT

- WENT TO AN ASYLUM

- GOT THE HELP HE NEEDED

- PAINTED SOME ICONIC MASTERPIECES AS A RESULT!

SO DON’T YOU DARE COME OUT HERE WITH THIS, “I WISH I WAS DEPRESSED SO I COULD BE AS CREATIVE AS VAN GOGH” BULLSHIT BECAUSE EVEN HE KNEW THAT HIS DEMONS WERE HARMING HIS WORK, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HIS HEALTH, AND HE DID EVERYTHING WITHIN HIS POWER TO FIGHT THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY OF HIS LIFE, UNTIL THEY ENDED UP WINNING! 

[asexualmew]

This is also incredibly important for any creative persons dealing with mental illness, and their parents.

Receiving mental help improves your craft, not hurt it. Before getting put on medication for the first time to treat my mental illnesses, my mom expressed to me how she’s worried about my getting treatment because of my art. Regardless, your mental health should be more important anyway, but, honestly, it’s a lot harder to produce good art when you struggle getting out of bed, let alone creating masterpieces. When you’re in more health, improving your craft comes much easier!

[grandparomeaskblog]

Personally I think the most beautifull painting of him was this one:

He made it when he heard about the birth of his nephew who was named after him. Still in the asylum but really happy for his brother! “How glad I was when the news came… I should have greatly preferred him to call the boy after Father, of whom I have been thinking so much these days, instead of after me; but seeing it has now been done, I started right away to make a picture for him, to hang in their bedroom, big branches of white almond blossom against a blue sky.”

[justasillynerd]

Oh I have sucb rants about how “good” art comes while suffering.

No.

look at me.

The idea of the “suffering artist” comes from bunch of alcholic, drug abusing, womanizers trying to justify their bad life choices as some sort of artistic angst.

IT IS 100% BULLSHIT

Take your meds, get your therapy, be happy, and live life

The art will be there.

[jumpingjacktrash]

it’s true that i wrote a higher volume of words when i was untreated. that’s because i was using writing to avoid my life. i spend more time these days on self-care. but the words i do write are of much higher quality, and my craft in plotting and organizing, collaboration and research, has gone through the roof.

i used to just put my head down for 16 hours and pound out ten thousand words from a pit of misery, and shove them in a file named with a keymash to collect dust. now i spend 4 hours on research and planning, an hour talking to my collab partner, and an hour writing a thousand words that are structural and focused and advance the project, then go have a nice bath and text my friends pictures of my cat. my work day’s less than half as long and infinitely more productive.

(and in case you’re imagining those 10k misery files were some kind of De Profundis, no, they were mostly porn.)

i am a MUCH better writer now that i’m on meds that work and have had some years of good counselling.

you won’t lose your creativity if you get help, darlings. that’s YOU. it’s not the disease. it’s yours. you’re the artist. what makes you better isn’t suffering, it’s practice, and you’ll practice more and easier when you’re happier.

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