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things to remember

there isn’t a single person on this planet who isn’t an idiot

no one really knows what theyre doing either

we’re all gonna’ die anyway

prioritize your mental/physical/emotional health, your happiness over everything else

take things slowly. enjoy the ride.

don’t stop making things.

don’t stop thinking things.

don’t stop dreaming things.

the world’s so big!!!! eat it all up!!!!!!

work your hardest. and more.

make mistakes. who cares?

and for god’s sake, take a break once in a while.

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Every Sunday I am like, dear past me

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Dangerous Dogs Behind “Beware Of Dog” Signs.

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am not sure what is leash or why humaine have invented such horribule thing, but have never been so oppress in all nine life

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Breathe. You’re going to be okay. Breathe and remember that you’ve been in this place before. You’ve been this uncomfortable and anxious and scared, and you’ve survived. Breathe and know that you can survive this too. These feelings can’t break you. They’re painful and debilitating, but you can sit with them and eventually, they will pass. Maybe not immediately, but sometime soon, they are going to fade and when they do, you’ll look back at this moment and laugh for having doubted your resilience. I know it feels unbearable right now, but keep breathing, again and again. This will pass. I promise it will pass.

Daniell Koepke (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

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Apparently Eddie Izzard was just on Colbert. 

You know, I came out as transgender 32 years ago. I’ve now run over eighty marathons, raised money. I’m doing stand-up gigs in four languages–in German, French, and Spanish. I’m trying to be a 21st century person, in the positive, inclusive–we’ve got to make the whole world work this century. This is the key century, 21st century. Seven billion people all have a fair chance this century.

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When people ask my why I’m so snarky and cynical.

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Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you’re supposed to. Stay home on New Year’s Eve if that’s what makes you happy. Skip the committee meeting. Cross the street to avoid making aimless chitchat with random acquaintances. Read. Cook. Run. Write a story.

Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking (via fyp-psychology)

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Hove angels; ivy.

Hove Cemetery, East Sussex.

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do girls really mature faster? or do we just excuse boys’ immaturity longer?

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honestly i dont even play an active role in my life shit just happens and im like oh is this what we’re doing now ok

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From Neill Cameron’s Twitter:

I was working recently with a bunch of kids who kept tearing up their own drawings in frustration, so I did something I’ve not done before.

I talked honestly to a classroom full of children about how much I hate my own drawing.

Okay, not the full extent. These kids ain’t ready to hear that. But that I do.

They were kind of appalled, and horrified and fascinated, but anyway, they stopped tearing up their drawings.

As I attempted to explain it — and many of you reading this will know already — when you make a drawing, there are two versions of it.

There’s the version that exists in your head, and then there’s the version that ends up on paper.

And because you can see both versions, you can’t help but compare them, and feel frustrated by the difference.

But here’s the thing, and I think it’s easy to forget this: no-one else can see that first version.

They can’t judge against it. They can only see, and judge, the version that exists on paper.

And you know what, this sounds crazy, but they might actually like it for what it is. They might think it’s cool that you made it.

I mean, holy god, if you guys could see the version of Mega Robo Bros that exists in my head.

Your eyeballs would melt and your heart be burned away by sheer divine fire of amazingness.

But the differences between that version and what’s on the page are only visible to me, and shouldn’t — can’t — matter to anyone else.

If a draing goes a bit wrong, ah well. Look at it, learn, try and make the next one better.

Or, possibly even better: abandon false objective notions of quality altogether and just enjoy the process, the activity, of making a thing.

Not quite how I phrased it to the Year5s, but hopefully you get the idea.

IN SUMMARY: be kinder to your drawings, and yourselves. I know, it’s hard. But try.

(Though this was written by a visual artist, the advice is applicable across creative disciplines – be kind to yourselves and to your stories!)