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(having mildly hard time drawing) i hate doing this shit i’m never doing it again (having mildly fun time drawing) i love this shit it’s what i was born to do (having mildly hard time drawing) i hate this shi

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i cannot emphasise enough how much you need to create something. anything. it doesn't matter if you suck. you don't need to monetise it, or make it your career. you can restart an old hobby; you can start from scratch. it doesn't matter. you just need to hold something and be able to say "i did that". baking, drawing, painting, writing, coding, crafts, whatever. make something ! you cannot have all your hobbies be a form of consumption. it's fun, it's great in its own right. but the single best action to make yourself feel better, to calm your mind, to gain self esteem, is to Create

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some roots and a pomegranate

#good art!! #food

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A co-worker of mine was standing outside with me during a break from customers to share a cigarette with me, and told me about how he had lost his brother that he was close with some years ago. He told me about how they used to be in a band together with some friends, and how ever since he'd died, he hadn't played any music because he'd been too scared and anxious. I told him about how I'd lost my brother to suicide some years ago.

I went home and pulled out an old tiny wooden box my brother had given me before he'd died. I'd been using it to store guitar picks I'd collected over the years, including one guitar pick that used to be his. I haven't played the guitar since he'd died, my hands are too small to play some of the chords, so I play bass and piano instead.

I went to work the next day and gifted my brothers old guitar pick to my co-worker. I told him that it'd been sitting in a box for ten years unused, and would probably sit there for longer if I kept it there. Told him that I thought he deserved to have it, because I bet he could put it to better use than I ever would. Told him I didn't feel like it was coincidence that me and him would cross paths with each other in our lives, and that it seemed suiting that we had these similar experiences but split in two halves. That somehow, I felt like he was meant to have the guitar pick. I told him that I knew he'd not played guitar since his brother died, but that if he ever decided to play again one of these days, maybe he'd be able to honor both of our brothers by using that guitar pick.

He almost cried. He thanked me. Then he went home that night and for the first time in years he played the guitar.

I don't know what the meaning of life is or what my purpose is, but I do believe that love and human connection is one of the most important things in life. It's finding ways to tell strangers you love them and share experiences with others. I think it's all just about love.

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Incredible how the horrors become manageable as soon as i come into the possession of soup

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LIVE (nothing wrong with me)

LAUGH (nothing wrong with me)

LOVE (nothing wrong with me)

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Everyone talks about Harry's Boobois but nobody considers Kim's Titsuragis

#disco elysium #nodding sagely

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#disability #resources

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One thing that's vitally important to remember is that feeling ''weirded out'' is not a form of harm. It is a completely normal part of socializing. It is the feeling of encountering something unfamiliar. In order to be a kind person, you must learn to how to distinguish between "harmful" and "weird." And then you must accept the weird.

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rewatching steven universe from the beginning as an adult is so interesting bc i first watched it as a teenager when it was coming out and i was about the same age as steven. it's the difference between "wow steven gets to go on these cool magical adventures" and "why is this child's life in danger so often"

#prompted by the episode Steven the Sword Fighter #it is kinda funny to realize that the gems really just did not have a solid idea of what would be dangerous for a human child #'should we leave the sword-fighting AI that killed pearl with steven? yeah it'll be fine' #steven universe #ghost speaks

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galaxy head 💜🩵💚

#opal!!!!!! #good art!! #opal su #steven universe

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when the animatronic who dismembered many of your peers wants to dance

#eclipse fnaf #fnaf sb #fnaf ruin #daycare attendant fnaf #good art!!

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This episode of bluey is called saw!

#WHEEZE #good art!! #bluey #saw #blood tw #gun tw

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play back sound

#good art!!

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This a a reminder to not fall victim to the sunk-cost fallacy. Just because you invested time and energy into something, does not mean you should indefinitely waste more time and energy on it, if you decide it’s not what you want anymore. This goes for anything, from books, to relationships, to jobs, to hobbies, etc.

If it’s not serving you anymore, move on.

#oh i like this sentiment a lot

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help a Black trans woman keep a roof over her head:

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hey again, beryl here! eternally thankful for all the help with getting me what i need to apply for+start my electrician apprenticeship! i am making this post because i need help paying our share of rent this month ($554 due 5/1). im still waiting on a few documents before i can even apply for my apprenticeship, and i have been applying to jobs in the meantime, but i havent heard back from anywhere so we are definitely going to need help so we can keep our housing. anything folks can spare helps a ton!

i have venmo, cashapp, and my husband has paypal, if you donate leave a house emoji in the payment note!

thanks so much, and please dont tag this post unless for accessibility reasons!

#important

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no multi option, agonize and choose, no results option, pick one to find out or scroll onward

#absolutely the pen #imagine the art you could make!! #polls