#self recognition

[selfcarereminder]

you did something today, even if it was small. acknowledge it. your brain needs to hear you recognise your own wins

[poetpunk]

watching my mom get mad at the fact that the narrative never shows sympathy for Victor and that him trying to destroy the creature in rage and disgust doesn't make *sense* because parents aren't like that. the irony is ripping doors off their hinges like. hello? HELLO?????

[griefasagarden]

agha shahid ali, return to harmony 3

ID: “Has the gardener fled // The Annex of the Harmonies is boarded—my grandmother’s / house—where her sons offered their bodies to her as bouquets of / mirrors. There was nothing else to reflect. // Under the windows the roses choked on their beds. Was the / gardener killed?”

[jeannefostergoriot]

Appreciation

Prompt

I stare at the mirror,

blink and turn away.

I couldn’t walk through if the magic was in my veins.

Cause to travel mirrors,

you need to face the reality that’s yours.

And I don’t exactly know to do that.

I brush my hair, make it shine,

smile at the image, this I like.

I sit next to a friend, in silence or listening,

my brain flashes of that when I’m scared,

this I am acknowledging,

this I like.

I laugh and hide my mouth, but so loud and weird,

that they can’t help but smile.

This is nice,

this I like.

I don’t trust me,

because I don’t know me.

But I can point her qualities,

I can say that I have some good in.

So I’ll list, I’ll play the words,

make myself hear what I need,

a character comforting another, comforting me.

Reminding around that I don’t need to react a certain way,

that I can always act anew,

that I can confide in my friends.

This dance of words I mastered,

this is another thing I like.

Small pearls around the time,

small wisdoms I receive and repeat,

look in the mirror, say a compliment,

write a list of things you do easy,

and cross it progressively,

little things, I don’t invent,

and I like that I can repeat.

Look at me. Look in my eyes. Hold my hand.

We’re together, that’s what I like most about me.

We’re together, and we can do it.

We’re together, and one day we’ll be confident, making our place the top.

[weare-stillhuman]

and I’m lighter for it.

[thrivingwhilemultiple]

Looking in the mirror was always a shock. We never knew what we expected to see, just that what we saw wasn’t quite right.

Mirror-Face

[lakeeffectsnow]

Some snakes show signs of self-recognition in olfactory tests

A trio of psychologists at Wilfrid Laurier University, in Canada, has found evidence that at least one type of snake may have self-recogniti

Super excited to see a snake-based update of the classic mirror test for self recognition that is considerate of animals that don't use vision as a primary sense!

I'm amused that the ball pythons failed, though considering Pretzel's everyday behavior I can't say I'm too surprised

[chrxyw]

what was your small win today?