#earth-bending

[mister-e-muss]

Alright, who wants to hear an Avatar joke?

What do you call a series of earth-bending moves?

[lavengale]

Toph's Earth-bending

I figured Toph’s earth-bending was one of the strongest because she was blind.

Hear me out.

If you lose one of your five senses, at least one of the others will rise to compensate. That's why blind people tend to hear better.

But Toph's hearing didn’t increase. Her sense of touch did. Her earth-bending was so powerful because it was her eyes, her sight. Why hear better when you can feel exactly where things are without even touching them?

It’s also why she feels nervous in water or air. She’s not on the ground. Her earth-bending is compromised. She can only feel what’s touching her. It scares her. She clings because she’s only truly blind off the ground.

But all in all, it’s an amazing example of being empowered by a disability.

[greenmanrising]

Elemental Spa: Earth Bending with Clay

Elemental Spa: Earth Bending with Clay

I discovered the healing properties of clay through play.

Mud People

One day, I took my daughter and a friend down the creek and discovered a pristine clay bank with shimmering pools of water. In the spirit of the moment I grabbed a handful of the soft terra cotta clay and painted patterns on my face. My daughter followed suit but her friend was reluctant and looked at us with an odd skeptical…

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[kakashihatagay-blog]

omfg .hack took up the majority of my time and life when i was younger

ugh

[kakashihatagay-blog]

teen angst jutsu 

[sai-mami]

Cool Bending

What if you used metal bending to manipulate weapons?  Or to blood bend using the iron in someone's blood?  I think I'm set to be a earth bender.  I even have the green eyes for it.  (Okay they're hazel but what evs)

[captainjaxter]

Lin does babysit!

[nightclubflunkie]

I wish I could Earthbend so bad, guys.