Real: Direction

I am a nerd of many things: killer whales, psychology, neurology, Pokemon, Doctor Who, science and many more. I love to make buttons and magnets, draw, read, play games and watch shows. I love it so much that I have created my own business called Normal Not Found! I create buttons and magnets. Normal Not Found Facebook Normal Not Found Tumblr My DeviantArt. Shop YouTube My life is an adventure. Welcome to its insanity.

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Stress and anxiety are caused when there’s a disconnect between your values and your behavior.

Christy Wright

So, when I’m upset about being upset, it’s because my BEHAVIOR isn’t matching what I value. I value not getting upset about stupid things. I value not being a spaz so when I AM a spaz, I’m upset for being upset.

The sucky part is we can’t control what we feel. As much as I wish I was a robot. Alas!

I just try to remember that feelings are data and not direction. Sometimes feelings want to be in the driver’s seat. Instead, we need to pat them on the head to make them stop screaming (Yes, I see you’re there. You don’t have to be so loud!), untangle them from the steering wheel, and strap them into the backseat.

Negative feelings are your brain’s way of trying to make sure you don’t get hurt, eaten, or die. Something happened in the past and now your brain is hyper sensitive to it. 

Smart, but annoying!

Knowing all this doesn’t make it easier when I feel I’m more emotive than I want to be. It does remind me that it’s not really ME that’s doing this, it’s my brain trying to protect itself. There’s nothing to fix or change to make the feeling go away. It’s just what will happen until the brain is convinced that the bad thing that happened before won’t happen again.

Thanks, brain. But we won’t die. I promise.

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Of course I start with Earth first with my space theme. XD

I’m regretting that I didn’t ink this before I worked to vector it.

Vector? Vectorize? Vectorize is such a mouthful!

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Sorry, my brain is out of order. Please leave a message below.

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Of all the ways to say “good luck”, “fracture a femur” is the best I’ve heard!

A friend of mine is representing USA in the International Medieval Combat Federation. A well-wisher on Facebook posted that. Hilarious!

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Amelia the Flying Cat: A Story About Never Giving Up - In this children's book, Amelia, a cat adopted by birds, learns falling down isn't easy, but that won't stop her from learning to fly. - http://kck.st/2pUO8BN

Signal boost for a delightful friend!

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Ed Williams ✊🏾 on Twitter

“Learning out loud on the creation, production, branding, and marketing of indie comics now has a community: https://t.co/aoTjPvT30q”

If you’re interested in making comics, my buddy Ed has a Facebook group for indie comic creators!

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For those interested, I got these comics!

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I was only supposed to go outside today to get groceries. Instead, I ended up being at a local bookstore/comic shop (Free Comic Book Day whoo!) for an hour catching up with an old friend that was volunteering there. We were all emotional talking about how awesome God is in where we are now and how thankful we are about where He’s taking us.

I have so much to do but I know if I keep going I’ll burn out between the day job, family social events, and my side business. I’m so torn about it I’m in tears.

I’m going to be good and watch a movie. This time, it’s not to avoid life and feel sorry for myself. This time, it’s to recharge so I can give more.

I am a good.

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Other People Aren’t Responsible For Your Mental Health: Why ’13 Reasons Why’ Is Pretty Much Bullshit

Other people can’t save you, and you shouldn’t want them to.

My point exactly!

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13 Reasons Why - listened to the audio book and was haunted for a good while. It’s chilling to hear her speak in your head just like the tapes mentioned...it’s terrifying

Now - the Netflix show. I’m physically ill by the impact this show will have on the mentality around suicide. So much work has been taken to be delicate with this topic. Studies have been done in which suicide attempts spike after it’s mentioned. Not only that, this show glorifies the reasoning behind it and explains why this girl did it. “I was bullied and no one cared. Now I’m dead. You care now, right? Too late! Haha!”

Just no!

It’s all just a terrible misrepresentation of suicide. It needs to be addressed with the utmost care. Not depicted in this spiteful, vengeful manner.

I wish the author and others associated with this book and show would provide suicide prevention resources ALONG WITH their anti-bullying campaign. Cover both bases. PLEASE!

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Suicide Prevention Hotline:   [phone] and website:  https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8tXK1CxuN4)

Love these guys. So much!

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzEF52dlzjg)

The beastly version from the film

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qUXYPB_k-Y)

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Signal boost!

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James Altucher sent a newsletter today talking about the 5x5 Rule - how we're not just the average of the 5 people around us.

We are the average of the:

5 habits we do

5 foods we eat

5 ideas we have

Content we consume

What are your 5x5? Are they taking you where you want to go? What do you need to change?

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BarlowGirl - Beautiful Ending (Official Video) (by barlowgirlmusic)

This song makes me cry ‘cause reasons

Tell me What is our ending Will it be beautiful, so beautiful Will my life Find me by your side Your love is beautiful, so beautiful

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Yes

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104: (Part 1 of 7): How to Validate, Create, Market, and Launch a Product

104: (Part 1 of 7): How to Validate, Create, Market, and Launch a Product | Build and grow a sustainable business.

For my product making friends. :)