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Akiyoshi Terashima, from Photographers Index 1 (1985)

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Art: E. H. Shepard

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People I met for a few moments that live in my head forever.

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Check out my ongoing comic Crow Time. It has crows, and also neat pantheons of epic beasties.

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10 Things you should give up to be happy

1. Give up your need to always be right.

2. Give up your need for control.

3. Give up blame.

4. Give up your self-defeating self-talk, and your limiting beliefs.

5. Give up complaining.

6. Give up your need to impress others.

7. Give up your resistance to change.

8. Give up your fears.

9. Give up your excuses.

10. Give up on living your life to fit other peoples’ expectations.

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Doja Cat in a Animal Crossing-themed costume for Halloween.

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“Never think what you have to offer is insignificant. There will always be some out there who needs what you have to give.”

— Unknown

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“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.”

— Ian Thomas

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A beautiful day for a beach outing. 🌺🦀🌴

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You’re not a failure just because you’re not where you thought you’d be by now.

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“Far better, I believe, to be like children and open ourselves to every beautiful possibility, for there is nothing our hearts can imagine that is not so.”

—  William Kent Krueger, from This Tender Land

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