the refraction of light

Location: Oklahoma Me: Vickie Hobby: photography

[tvandfilm]

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) dir. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert 

[vickieee]

I tear up at this part EVERY TIME.

[vickieee]

Hi just random photos from my favorites folder 2022

[imbruk]

[hide-and-seekrets]

apologies to anyone who ever thought i was cool and reached out to me only to discover i am just a weird little hermit who can't carry on a conversation to save my life

[vickieee]

2022 - mise en place

[vickieee]

It felt like a breakup. It’s time to realign, and focus again.

[love]

[vickieee]

Life lately.

I’m going to post more on here. I just want to be able to look back to see my growth. I want to see myself falling in love with life. Falling in love with someone. Just falling in love.

[feral-ballad]

Jennifer S. Cheng, So We Must Meet Apart; “August 24, 2018”

[yesthrill]

[vickieee]

I miss tumblr. So much of myself is on here and seeing where I am now and all the versions of me through this lifetime. I’m convinced I’ll never stop growing, or evolving. I am here for that.

[11990904]

“I used to dislike being sensitive. I thought it made me weak. But take away that single trait, and you take away the very essence of who I am. You take away my conscience, my ability to empathize, my intuition, my creativity, my deep appreciation for the little things, my vivid inner life, my deep awareness of others’ pain, and my passion for it all.”

[mdythamuse]

this the one

[rosecoloredparis]

oK BUT MY PRESCENCE SWEET AND MY AURA BRIGHT

[shutyourmoustache]

As a speech therapist/educator, I’m always trying to find simple techniques/explanations to help little kids process and understand their emotions and then teach them healthy ways to express themselves when they’re angry, frustrated, etc. I notice that telling them I deal with the same difficulties, like wanting to yell when I’m angry, goes a long way. Then they know what they feel isn’t weird BUT there are ways to handle their emotions that don’t hurt themselves or others.

[angelbabyspice]

Yes!!! I’ve been loving this new age parenting! This is the kind of parent I’m about to become!! There’s never a reason to yell at your children and especially not hit them. You can reason and talk out emotions with children! That way we are raising well adjusted adults! 🥰

[llleighsmith]

One of the primary ways we connect with each other is by eating together. Some of the connection happens simply by being in the same place at the same time and sharing the same food, but we also connect through specific actions, such as serving food to one another or making toasts: ‘May I offer you some potatoes?’ ‘Here’s to your health and happiness.’ Much of our fundamental well-being comes from the basic reassurance that there is a place for us at the table. We belong here. Here we are served and we serve others. Here we give and receive sustenance.

— edward espe brown, from tomato blessings and radish teachings

[nubbsgalore]

vieitnamese farmers harvest water chestnuts in fields of blowing waves of grass (x)

[1112pm]

When I was 18, I drew this puzzle piece on a piece of paper, took it to a tattoo shop and got it tattooed onto my wrist.

The purpose of this puzzle piece was to anticipate being asked, “Who has the other piece?” to which I could respond with, “nobody” and a smile.

I guess the other purpose was to remind me that I was and will always be okay on my own and that in life, we don’t need anybody to “complete” us because we should be whole - and if not whole, we should work on it rather than show up on somebody’s door step in pieces asking them to love us.

And the truth is, somebody will love us even if we are in pieces, with the “as is” label stuck on our foreheads, and despite.

But until then, I’m glad I have evidence that even at 18, I was pretty strong.