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deathstars

HELLO ! have you thought about Van Gogh’s First Steps today ?

deathstars

Here you go. This world is beautiful. Humans are beautiful. I love you

wholesomepostarchive

5/25/2026

lavenderlemniscate

feels like im always recovering. when do i get to live

lavenderlemniscate

"it's okay to rest for as long as you need from burnout" how long is it actually going to take though. there's stuff i wanna do.

lucia-in-the-arena

honestly? you have to meet yourself where you are, instead of running ahead and calling out to yourself to catch up.

I defended my thesis last autumn and couldn't bring myself to do any of the work I'm passionate about for almost 6 months. then I gave in and focused on taking care of myself like I would take care of a child. only then my body responded and I'm back to doing science that fascinates me.

bitchesgetriches

"taking care of myself like I would take care of a child."

Honestly... this is such a good technique. We often treat ourselves worse than we would our loved ones, which is a very bad thing! When you're burned out, you deserve rest, and care, and love. Yes, it's a lengthy process. We wrote about how to get started here.

sadclowncentral

to me, the cruelest thing that eva stratt does is not the kidnappig itself. it's that she tells grace that he does not even have a dog. dr ryland grace, a man who dedicated his life to the greater good, first to science and then to teaching, does indeed not have a dog. and because of this, he has to spend his last precious moments on his home planet with the full knowledge that while he might be smart enough to save the world, he is not loved enough by anyone on it to be worth saving

thevulturesquadron

text: [ “Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing an essay, writing a eulogy, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing for 5000 years.” ]

classycookiexo

wetheurban

And somehow, it’s already almost June.

This is your reminder that you deserve more than just surviving your life. Be present in it. Don’t postpone joy. Choose yourself, over and over again.

achillesinhighheels

Training my nervous system to choose an unfamiliar heaven instead of a familiar hell

classicalcanvas

Landscape near Montecarlo (1883) by Claude Monet

i-am-a-fish

I just want to love and be loved. why is lunch twelve dollars now

gumuhit

you’re going to love again, find a job again, create art again, do what you love again, feel powerful again. you’re going to be back on track. i don’t know when, but you are going to feel like yourself again, eventually. this isn’t the end. hang in there.

lonelyroommp3

literally how i feel after one 20 degree april day

wholeheartedsuggestions

recent notes to self

it doesn’t have to be perfect

you can start today

accept the love you actually deserve (the good kind)

remember to give some of your love to yourself

don’t let other people take advantage of your trust and kindness because you fear saying no will make you a bad person

don’t regret caring then just because it seems stupid now

rovermcfly

rocky's crew dying from radiation exposure, something humans go to great lengths to prevent and are very scared of and ryland's crew dying in their "sleep" with nobody watching, something eridians go to great lengths to prevent and are very scared of. cool book that is easy to read through your tears.

melandrops

the aroace read of ryland grace is so personal and haunting. "you don't even have a dog." was it not enough to love the world for the sake of living in it. was it not enough to live for the thrill of discovery. was it not enough to smile at your students. was it not enough to be afraid.