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why not :)

let this be my first art here

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Here is what my mother told me when I was young: the world is harsh. It is unforgiving and it has teeth. Take no shit.

Here is what I have learned from the world: it is wounded and the humans scattered throughout it are rarely the rats of Rat Park, they are the tired, trembling experiments in need of more kindness, not less. Do no harm.

Here's what I have learned from the world: humans are good. They are soft, and gentle, and they are wounded, all of them. When humans were young and wild, they looked at the snarling beasts that came to their fires, the ones with sharp teeth in their long muzzles, and they saw soft fur and the welcome-home wag of a tail.

Here is what I have seen: Given an opportunity, humans will choose creation and love. They will create art, and music, and community. They will tell each other stories, sing each other songs, help each other heal. Even without safety, even when it wounds them, they will love. They will love each other - their family, their friends, their mates - and they will love the world.

Here is what I have seen: there is hope. Sometimes it is ugly and twisted and burns, but humans will hold onto it with both hands and their entire heart. They will share it with one another. They will use it to tame beasts with fur and teeth as well as the ones that live inside of themselves. They will create because of it; they will say I hope this makes someone smile, I hope this makes someone cry. I hope this saves someone. And it will.

Here is what I know to be true: evidence of a healed broken bone from thousands of years ago reminds us that what makes us human isn't our wounds, but how we care for one another through them.

Here is what my mother told me: the world will gnash its sharp teeth at me. It will try to wound me.

Here is what I know to be true: I am human, and humans heal one another and can turn sharp teeth into wagging tails.

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Small things to do to feel better

Open your window and take a deep breath.

Cook yourself a comfort meal.

Do your skincare.

Do a dance workout on youtube to your favorite song.

Look at photos and videos that make you happy.

Turn off your phone for a while.

Bake cookies.

Go on a walk while listening to a podcast.

Do some stretching.

Take a nap. Tired = bad mood.

Call someone who you like.

Do a face mask.

Watch your favorite childhood movie.

Take your time. <3

˗ˋˏ°• love ya •°ˎˊ˗

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Ways to support Ukraine 🇺🇦

More than 500,000 people have already left Ukraine due to the invasion by the Russian Federation. The European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management estimates that roughly 18 million Ukrainians will be affected by the conflict in humanitarian terms, with 7 million internally displaced and 4 million seeking refuge elsewhere. To help those still in Ukraine, as well as Ukrainian refugees, we’ve compiled this list of resources.

HelpUkraineWin.org has a collection of vetted and trusted resources, charities, and organizations to help Ukraine.

Some additional ways to donate:

Vostok SOS provides immediate evacuation support.

Malteser International provides essentials for Ukrainian refugees.

Ukraine Crisis Media Center provides fundraising links and a list of tips for sharing information.

Misinformation spreads fast on social media. It is more important than ever to share accurate, verifiable news and information. Here are some resources to learn how to identify misinformation:

This link from the nonprofit WITNESS shares tips for identifying authentic video sources (available in English, Spanish, Ukranian, Russian, and Arabic).

These visual verification tips, also from WITNESS, provide information on verifying images and videos (available in English and Spanish).

This interview with NPR contains tips for identifying fake TikToks.

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If you want to join this project, click here for more information! ♥️

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Summary: The stories of these people won’t make the front page. They are unlikely to get into the newspapers at all because thousands of similar tragedies take place every day throughout the war-ravaged country. But each hurts deeply, each leaves scars and tears in its wake, and each deserves to be heard.

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Here’s the collection with short stories I wrote inspired by this war. It features the real experiences of people I know; some of them belong to me. If you’re interested or just want to support me, you could reblog this post or grab a copy. In any case, thank you all for being with me during these terrible months and helping me! I appreciate it more than you know.

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hey, since a lot of blogs are sharing advice for new people moving to tumblr, i thought i'd share some stuff i wish i would've known when starting out! 1. Defend your Clan, even with your life. You may have friendships with cats from other Clans, but your loyalty must remain to your Clan. 2. Do not hunt or trespass on another Clan's territory. 3. Elders, Queens, and kits must be fed before apprentices and warriors. Unless they have permission, apprentices may not eat until they have hunted to feed the elders. If any warrior or apprentice is sick, they may eat while the elders, queens, and kits are eating. 4. Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life. 5. A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice. 6. Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name. 7. A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice. 8. The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies or retires. 9. After the death or retirement of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh. 10. A Gathering of all four Clans is held at the full moon during a truce that lasts for the night. There shall be no fighting among Clans at this time. 11. Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats. 12. No warrior can neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if the kit is from a different Clan. 13. The word of the Clan leader is law. 14. An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win his/her battles, unless they are outside the warrior code or it is necessary for self-defense. 15. A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet. 16. Each Clan has the right to be proud and independent, but in times of trouble they must forget their boundaries and fight side by side to protect the four. Each Clan must help the others so that no Clan will fall.

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“As early as the 1920s, researchers giving IQ tests to non-Westerners realized that any test of intelligence is strongly, if subtly, imbued with cultural biases… Samoans, when given a test requiring them to trace a route form point A to point B, often chose not the most direct route (the “correct” answer), but rather the most aesthetically pleasing one. Australian aborigines find it difficult to understand why a friend would ask them to solve a difficult puzzle and not help them with it. Indeed, the assumption that one must provide answers alone, without assistance from those who are older and wiser, is a statement about the culture-bound view of intelligence. Certainly the smartest thing to do, when face with a difficult problem, is to seek the advice of more experienced relatives and friends!”

— Jonathan Marks - Anthropology and the Bell Curve (via leofarto)

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I can’t imagine the balls it takes to be a Russian anti-war protester right now. Good for them.

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There’s a lot of unsafe/bad links going around so I thought I’d boost this reddit post of a list of charities that especially provide a lot of help to Ukraine’s citizens, as well as by the looks of it being safe and legit

Please reblog, I don’t care if you’re a sims or some other fandom blog. People are living in fear at this very moment

edit - in the event this reddit post disappears for whatever reason, wayback link here

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I hate my government

I am ashamed of its continuous agression towards Ukraine

I feel nothing but shame, disgust, fear and pain

To all Ukrainian people who follow me or just happen to see this, I am deeply sorry for the actions of my country

I am against the escalation of the 8 year war

#nowar #янемолчу #нетвойне #нетвойнесукраиной

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Im an esteemed scholar (Just opened my laptop)

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Hey! I was wondering if you could make a masterpost with all your downloadable links, please? Or maybe you've already done that and i need to look further, but anyway, love your studyblr!

Hey! Here you go :D (2019 stuff will be going up soon, just have a lot to get through first)

Free downloads 

All linked here :-)

Free printables

Monthly Planners

2019 DIY calendars

2019 student printables (2018-19 overview, 2019 overview, 2019 key dates, year in pixels, monthly portrait planner)

2018 monthly planner printables

2018 student printables (includes 2018 overview + calendar, daily + weekly + monthly planner, 30 habit tracker, class overview, task tracker and timed worklog)

Weekly + Daily Planners

weekly study schedule

weekly planner (monday and sunday start)

weekend planner

daily planner

Study planners

study planner pack (daily + weekly + monthly study planner, 10 minute planner, study plan, study tracker, subject and chapter summary, and priority breakdown)

DIY flashcard printables (2 covers, dotted, lined, grid, Q&A versions)

assessment planner (4 and 10 day options)

subject to do list planner

study session planner

studying printable pack

language study printable (two options - 16 pages of premade tables or 8 pages of customisable/blank tables)

exam revision printable pack (includes revision checklist, formulas + definitions sheet, essay + project planner, weekly schedule)

Misc (organisation, productivity, notetaking)

to do list printables

100 days of productivity tracker printable

note-taking printables (includes dotted, grid, lined, cornell method)

organic chemistry notetaking printable

literary techniques and devices sheet

subject binder covers (editable for your own subjects with 16 colour choices)

Paid printables

Monthly/Weekly/Daily planners

2019 student planner

all 2019 printable sets

more 2019 digital calendars will be up soon :-)

monthly breakdown planner

days of the week planner

weekend task planner

weekly overview planner

Student/Studying

2018-19 digital student planner (editing asap for 2019-2020)

ultimate student organiser pack

13 week digital notebook

digital notebooks (lined / grid / dotted)

study and revision pack

curve of forgetting planner printable

grade and assessment planner pack

student reading journal printable

essay guide and planner pack

project planner printable

group project planner

citation/reference planner

customisable weekly study planner

Organisation

digital declutter organiser printable

weekly study schedule

college packing list printable

weekly meal planner printable

weekly wellness planner printable

student finance planner

2018-19 money (income, expenses, savings) planner

2018-19 savings planner

Productivity

productivity planner

goal and habit planner

task prioritising matrix planner

productivity time manager

30 + 31 day habit tracker printable

Digital (for tablets and apps like Goodnotes, Notability, etc)

undated DIY digital bullet journal

digital bullet journal date, month and number stickers

20 college/school digital stickers

64 colourful icon stickers

digital post-it notes

Misc

note taking template printable pack

cornell method note taking template printable or digital pack

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a whole bunch of links for a bad day

serotonin

2048

control the weather (flash warning)

spend bill gates’ money

read a book

write without distractions

snickerdoodle mug cakes

recipes for when you’re low on spoons

khan academy

an aggressive reminder

1000 awesome everyday things

make a picrew of a worm on a string

bongo cat

useless websites

emergency compliments

a nice uquiz

more useless websites

sketch comedy

sculpt something

guess google searches

white noise

rain

customizable

coffee shop

thunderstorm + fireplace

rain on a tin roof

rain + traffic

train sounds

a fan

catharsis

scream into the void

cut your screen (trigger warning)

break glass

self-care

inexpensive self-care

small acts of self-care

develop a self-care plan

do nothing for two minutes

cope with:

common sleep problems (+solutions)

nightmares

stress

stress 2

are you stressed or depressed?

homework stress

an eating disorder

things to do instead of harming yourself

trauma

anger

worrying

grief

a breakup

the suicide of a loved one

bullying

is this relationship harmful?

sexual assault

obsessive-compulsive disorder

obsessive-compulsive disorder 2

suicidal thoughts

help

a whole bunch of hotlines

more hotlines

suicide hotlines

talk to someone

active positivity blogs

@positivityreblogs

@positivitie

@recoverystuff

@survivor-positivity

@ocdiscourse

@positivelypastelpink

@positiveautistic

@mental–healthawareness

@slfcare

@traumasurvivors

@softheartedsuggestion

remember:

drink some water

eat something if you haven’t in a while

take a break

sleep if you need to

you’re doing amazing i love you

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how do you motivate yourself on bad days? 😫

I still try to figure it out but I listed some sentences to remind myself of on bad days:

You’ve the privilege to study - don’t waste it.

Only 5 Minuten, only today (repeat it every 5 minutes, each day).

Ideas never appear from inactivity.

Make yourself proud.

One hour per day is still 365 hours per year.

It’s not suppose to be easy.

Let the process be your result.

Push yourself - no one else is going to do it.

Prove them wrong.

Studying sucks less than failing.