#Unconditional Support

[embeccy]

"I was always ashamed to take. So I gave. It was not a virtue. It was a disguise."

- Anaïs Nin

[rhiandoesfandom]

Thank you all mutuals for the hugs and well wishes. I feel so supported ❤️❤️❤️

[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

[ardent-reflections]

I want to make up for all the love you never thought that you deserved.

Unknown

[make-death-proud-to-takeus]

you don't know my dog-like devotion

[conscious-pisces]

“I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.”

—Vincent Van Gogh

[neptunejheart]

Nothing worst than when human ego stops a divine connection.

Before you say it's not meant to be, ppl have trauma. This world is fucked up and expecting people to be perfect will be your downfall.

In my experience, so many people have been through things that they couldn't avoid bc it was out of their control and yes ppl change however, sometimes they need a safe place to do that. Not everyone has access to that.

It is fucked up to expect people who don't have access to resources to change. Yes, protect your peace and yourself however do not let that make you lose your humanity and empathy towards people who clearly need love & support.

[wickedzeevyln]

Smoke and Mirrors

Let me weigh on this for you, my friend. Of the long-winded wishlist of everything you are not—perfect is something you cannot be. It wasn’t about words. It was never words. It couldn’t be. Not with all his whining. It was about his promise—the way you leaned into the bond like a boxer sizing a lanky opponent. A twig ready to snap against the surging wind. His embrace, lukewarm at best, is…

[subaquatic-skyscraper]

Thanksgiving 2023.

It was a beautiful day of fun and games. I am so lucky and thankful to have such a beautiful large family (55 cousins on this side) but sometimes it makes me so sad that some of my cousins just spent thousands of dollars to fly from coast to coast and others take that for granted and can’t drive 1-2 hours when they know if they miss us we won’t all be able to be in the same place until next thanksgiving. One day we’re going to be old and our parents will gone and that’s a whole year gone of memories with family.

At the same time I am amazed by the commitment others have to this family to make it to this holiday every year. Packing up the kids and driving 8 hours from Philadelphia or New York City with a car full of food, drinks, and family photo albums to reminisce. My aunt who put together an archive of my family’s immigration records from Hungary, our family baklava recipe, the love letters my grandparents wrote to each other during World War II and throughout their marriage.

My father was the first born son named after his father, and my great grandmothers father before him, the name my brother also carries. She made a box for him I had never seen until today that I am so thankful for—photos from my parents wedding, photos of my dad growing up, and photos of my brother and I as young children.

I could not imagine ever taking anything so precious for granted. I will always show up for them, and I will be, forever, thankful to God for giving us such wonderful company for life.

P.S. I made three dozen of these dinner rolls and they were amazing.

[elizabebe333]

[ivysrosegarden]

I wrote these Neutral Affirmation statements because I wish I had these when I first started on my self love-recovery journey. A lot of affirmations I've found on YouTube or by browsing pictures on the internet feel like they're not tailored for the recently or currently depressed, self hating, or anxious folk, etc. A lot of affirmations online state with words that are very hard to believe and relate to for someone who feels debilitated, in pain and disconnected from Faith/Universe/Earth/Reality.

SO, I am going to be making more of these. These pictures are made with dimensions fit for phone wallpaper use!

[drasadonbrown]

“All children should be taught to unconditionally accept, approve, admire, appreciate, forgive, trust, and ultimately, love their own person.” ~ Dr. Asa Don Brown

[conscious-pisces]

“I implore you to see the universe as a warm and supportive one because you'll look for evidence to support this view. When you anticipate that the universe is friendly, you see friendly people. You look for circumstances to work in your favor. You anticipate good fortune flowing into your life.”

—Wayne Dyer

In other words, the “universe has your back”

[zev-zev]

to me, other than jackie (and later johnny), i seriously think viktor vektor is one of the only other people in the entire game who truly cares about v; unconditionally.

like vik never asks anything from v. he doesn't beg v to help him with something or give them a "if you help me, i'll help you" speech. he helps v solely just because he cares about them and their wellbeing. like before the heist, vik is willing to give v the koroshi optics just because!! gives away 20k worth of cyberware with a slap of an I.O.U and a promise to pay him back in the future. which is OPTIONAL???? he never even expected v to return the money at all either. he did it just because he wanted to see v chase their dreams of becoming a legend. and if i'm remembering correctly, when you do go to pay him back, he gets upset with v, brushes it off as a favor, and tells them NO!!! that is until v insists he takes it!!

not only that but also vik giving v a couple of his old jackets from his younger, punk days? that's so cute. telling them he doesn't want them to get cold when they get to the big leagues like vik cares SO MUCH for v and it makes my heart weep for him later in the game.

for he, who had just lost jackie as well, who now had to sit and watch as another very important person in his life die. slip through his fingers where he had no control over it— he couldn't do anything to save v from the relic and it killed him. i can’t imagine how many sleepless nights he must have had after v was dragged to his place by goro. and after HE had to give them the bad news. sitting awake in his little makeshift office, mulling over and over again what he could do to help or to make things easier; only to come up with the exact same solution again and again—that he couldn’t.

and yet, he tried to make things easier, joke around and laugh with v. cheer them on during their fight and even coach them through the round. but watching someone you love and care for so deeply literally…dying before your eyes, god. and the fact that vik, no matter what, always welcomes v back into his life with open arms?? no questions asked??

UGHHHHH i love him.

[deadpoetsandlivinglegends]

Something something every time Charlie isn’t fighting to be the center of attention, he is always looking around to others to gauge their reactions and silently observing them all something something he is searching for connection, to fit in and be loved but he doesn’t know how to ask for love so instead he gains their attention by acting out in ways he knows they’ll notice and tries to pretend their attention and love are the same thing