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Some RAL outtakes I love.

ways to start feeling again

sit in the sun without anything to do, feel the heat of the rays hit your skin, realize that this sunlight has travelled a very long way to reach you

walk around barefoot and try to feel as much of the ground under your feet as you can, notice every rock and blade of grass

sit quietly for a while and notice the touch of breath in your nostrils, feel how the air gets cooler as you inhale and warmer as you exhale

drive around aimlessly and blast some of your favorite songs, scream/sing along to them and feel the vibrations of your favorite lyrics as they change the air in your throat and around you, feel that the music is healing you from the inside out

stay away from alcohol or drugs for a few days, try to be as aware and present as you can in every moment, stop trying to numb or dull your senses

eat a few meals without any distractions, notice every bite and taste every flavor that covers your tongue, be grateful for it all

look up at the stars and the moon, understand how small we all are and how immense the universe is, realize what a miracle everything is, let your heart swell with amazement and admiration for life itself

violettafemme

also live with a Potato for a few months @cultivatingexpressions

urbanthropologie

ways to start feeling again

sit in the sun without anything to do, feel the heat of the rays hit your skin, realize that this sunlight has travelled a very long way to reach you

walk around barefoot and try to feel as much of the ground under your feet as you can, notice every rock and blade of grass

sit quietly for a while and notice the touch of breath in your nostrils, feel how the air gets cooler as you inhale and warmer as you exhale

drive around aimlessly and blast some of your favorite songs, scream/sing along to them and feel the vibrations of your favorite lyrics as they change the air in your throat and around you, feel that the music is healing you from the inside out

stay away from alcohol or drugs for a few days, try to be as aware and present as you can in every moment, stop trying to numb or dull your senses

eat a few meals without any distractions, notice every bite and taste every flavor that covers your tongue, be grateful for it all

look up at the stars and the moon, understand how small we all are and how immense the universe is, realize what a miracle everything is, let your heart swell with amazement and admiration for life itself

showgirlsteve-blog

hey so you know that vicious cycle of mental health making you unproductive which makes your mental health worse? don’t worry friend I am here with something that can help

just get one thing done. break the cycle. it doesn’t have to be some big task. in fact it’s better if it isn’t. decide on something that takes five minutes or less. keep it tiny and manageable - the key is to feel like you’ve accomplished something, so when your brain is all, you can’t even do a single thing all day except lay in bed being useless, you can be like, oh but I did do something, brain, suck on that. it might not seem like much at the time but it helps a lot to have something tangible you can point to

do you have dirty dishes in your bedroom? get rid of ‘em. you don’t have to wash them, just put them in the sink with soapy water. done. easy.

do you have a pile of empty water bottles sitting there? good for you staying hydrated. but you don’t need a mountain of plastic reminders. throw a few in the trash or in recycling. don’t worry about chasing down every single one, just pick a number. get rid of 5 or 10. easy, manageable even if you feel terrible. done.

do you need to do something early tomorrow? get something ready now. just one thing. lay out an outfit. fill the coffee maker so you can just press a button tomorrow. pack your backpack or purse. bonus benefit, future you will have an extra few minutes to breathe in the morning.

do you have a pet? spend 5 minutes with your pet. cuddle them. play tug of war. make baby noises at them. your pet loves you. I bet they miss you when you’re sad. you’ll both feel better.

has it been 3 weeks since you did laundry? pick your clothes up off the floor and put them in a laundry basket. don’t actually wash them or even take the basket anywhere. just collect the clothes for later so they aren’t spread all over. it’ll make actually doing them that much easier when you have more energy

did you manage to wash your clothes but not put them away? fold something. fold another thing. and one more. put them away. three things. you got this one.

did you do your one thing? good. I’m proud of you. even if it didn’t make you feel better, guess what? you did a thing. you got something done, you can be done now. you can go back to bed if you want.

plain-flavoured-english

I have learned from experience that doing nothing generates its own momentum. The longer you sit on the sofa doing nothing, the harder it is to get up. The best way to break the cycle is to get up. Just get up and do something small, the tiniest thing, it doesn’t need to be important. Some of the best things to accomplish are drinking a glass of water or going for a short walk and getting some fresh air.

I wrote two Kate Bush inspired poems today to submit it a KB zine! First one is exactly 50 words... inspired by 50 words for snow and the relationship me and my mum had and the second one i wrote in response to a photo of KB that I love, where she’s wearing chainmail. I don’t often write poems and when i do they tend to come in a burst and usually become songs at some point. I just feel like sharing them in person/online which is also pretty unusual for me.

50 words for snow- 50 words I wish I could to say to you now

The wild mother and daughter

frozen in place at the kitchen table

mountains and glaciers separate us

but her album on repeat

travels across the tundra

It melts the tension

pulls us together like a blanket

warm, safe

a quilt sky built too late

stolen away by the robber’s veil

Lionheart

She has a lionheart

wild heart

heart of gold

out of character she is flailing

spinning and unsure but

inside she carries the weight of

chainmail, an iron crown

Holding onto the sun

courage unsheathed

penetrated by her piercing stare

wild and untamed hair

Tangled serpents

twisting and tempting

forbidden fruit stained cheeks

#kate bush

#body image things

boys-say-go

when u scratch a cat’s chin and they lift their head up reblog if u agree

violettafemme

reason no. 75 why I am actually a cat

highlandvalley

lnfernale-deactivated20250713

@deductionfreak

violettafemme

@cultivatingexpressions it a Nibball

lesbian-lily

The deadline for registering to vote in the 2015 General Election is today (Monday 20 April). If you don't register, you cannot vote. Much has been made ...

Today, myself and thousands of other women didn’t vote in the EU referendum. It’s not because we don’t care or don’t have an opinion, it’s not because we take our right to vote for granted, it’s because our right to vote has been taken from us.

The UK has two electoral registers, the ‘open’ register and the full register. Anyone, regardless as to their reasons, can take themselves off of the open register, but appearing anonymously on the full register is nearly impossible.

Not many people legally have access and they can’t legally use that information for any other reason, but we’re not talking about men who care that much about the law. All it takes is working in a company that runs credit checks, working for the local council, working for the police or a number of other organisations, hell, you can even pop down to your local Council office and just ask to see it regardless of who you are or where you work.

Legally changing your name, like I did, makes no difference, you have to register and disclose any previous names. That means your legal name, your original name(s), your date of birth, your national insurance number and more importantly your address is basically available for anyone to find. It goes without saying that this puts abuse victims at serious risk.

Women fought long and hard for the right to vote yet we’re still in a position where women can’t even safely register to vote and more frustratingly, face a fine for not doing so.

Sign this to try and make it more possible for abuse victims to register anonymously, it doesn’t fix all the problems (as not all women have been in refuges) but it opens up the right to vote to so many more women. (You have to be in the UK to sign).

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/131305

honeysuckle-poison

“To go to bed and to wake up again day after day besides a woman, to lie in bed with our arms around each other and drift in and out of sleep, to be with each other—not as a quick stolen pleasure, nor as a wild treat—but like sunlight, day after day in the regular course of our lives. I was discovering all the ways that love creeps into life when two selves exist closely, when two women meet.”

Audre Lorde (via honeysuckle-poison)

@gyon-op-nodotaim

(via lesbian-lily)

#i am feeling everything x10000 today #because this made me cry

power-chords

Take down your pics, take back your life. A DIY guide to removing images posted without your consent.

This is a very important website. Please spread the link.

lesbian-lily

The deadline for registering to vote in the 2015 General Election is today (Monday 20 April). If you don't register, you cannot vote. Much has been made ...

Today, myself and thousands of other women didn’t vote in the EU referendum. It’s not because we don’t care or don’t have an opinion, it’s not because we take our right to vote for granted, it’s because our right to vote has been taken from us.

The UK has two electoral registers, the ‘open’ register and the full register. Anyone, regardless as to their reasons, can take themselves off of the open register, but appearing anonymously on the full register is nearly impossible.

Not many people legally have access and they can’t legally use that information for any other reason, but we’re not talking about men who care that much about the law. All it takes is working in a company that runs credit checks, working for the local council, working for the police or a number of other organisations, hell, you can even pop down to your local Council office and just ask to see it regardless of who you are or where you work.

Legally changing your name, like I did, makes no difference, you have to register and disclose any previous names. That means your legal name, your original name(s), your date of birth, your national insurance number and more importantly your address is basically available for anyone to find. It goes without saying that this puts abuse victims at serious risk.

Women fought long and hard for the right to vote yet we’re still in a position where women can’t even safely register to vote and more frustratingly, face a fine for not doing so.

Sign this to try and make it more possible for abuse victims to register anonymously, it doesn’t fix all the problems (as not all women have been in refuges) but it opens up the right to vote to so many more women. (You have to be in the UK to sign).

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/131305