#how to be present

[goomyloid]

The remorseful player

[ourlittlehouseinthecountry]

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how busy life feels — even when we’re at home. The days are full, the to-do lists never end, and sometimes we forget to even take a breath. But I truly believe slow living isn’t about abandoning your responsibilities — it’s about approaching life a little more gently. 💛 I’ve just published a new blog post on this very topic: “Slow Living for Busy People: 5 Gentle Ways to Embrace a Calmer Life.” If you’ve been craving a slower pace, but don’t know where to start, this one’s for you. I’m sharing 5 simple things I’ve found genuinely helpful in creating more ease and presence — even on the busiest days: 🍃 Savor micro-moments of mindfulness 🍃 Create calm mornings the night before 🍃 Set a digital curfew to protect your peace 🍃 Say “no” gently but firmly 🍃 Reconnect with nature and seasonal rhythms It’s full of practical ideas and gentle encouragement — nothing overwhelming or unrealistic. Just small, doable changes that help you slow down and feel more at home in your own life. 💫 You’ll find the full post linked in today’s Stories, and it’s also in the link in my bio (under "New on the Blog"). I’d love to know which tip speaks to you most! 💭 📚 Read it here ➝ ourlittlehouseinthecountry.com/slow-living-for-busy-people 📥 Save this post to revisit anytime you need a reminder to slow down — #slowliving #intentionalliving #simpleliving #mindfulliving #gentleliving #slowlifestyle #liveintentionally #calmliving #mindfulmornings #slowlivingmovement #ourlittlehouseinthecountry #peacefuldays #createcalm #livingwithintention #consciousliving #holisticliving #slowlivingtips #dailyintentionality #slowlivingforbusypeople #intentionalhome #seasonalliving #slowmoments #groundedlife #intentionalmotherhood #simplifyyourlife #intentionalroutines

[healerinchief]

“Do your best and let go of the rest”.

That’s the modus operandi I’ve been doing my best to follow these days so that I may be better able to have more peace with myself and to live more fully in the present.

I have found it most helpful on days that I would like to perform more or at a higher level, but I don’t.

Progress is progress, no matter how fast, how much, or how perfect.

I don’t know why some of us feel like we’re in a competition against one another.

No matter what someone does with his or her life and how they do it, they are exactly as they are supposed to be.

We’ve all got different duties to perform in order to be fulfilled... so the more we mind our own business the easier it is to stay focused, do our best, and be peaceful.

[moshaeu]

phainon and heroism

[wltsquareih]

Reshirement au... save me... save me reshirement au

[ink-the-artist]

Video game I saw in a dream. It was in this low poly style like an older video game. You play as this character I think was meant to be a lamb, or maybe a weird mix of a lamb a mouse and a rabbit, (while not really looking like any of those things) and you’re running away from a wolf. Your objective is to last as long as possible before the wolf catches and eats you.

The house you’re running in is endless and bizarrely put together like most building interiors in dreams are (like the infinite toilet dream dimension on Reddit lol) the layout of the house is pretty detailed, you can stop and hide in places like closets or bins while the wolf looks for you, you can go up and down stairs and into rooms etc.

You never actually know where the wolf is or how close it is to you until it appears in your line of sight, it makes no noise and the game gives you no way of knowing where it is, and it’s pretty unpredictable it doesnt move at a consistent pace. When the wolf catches you there’s an animation showing it eating your character

[kaattlin]

i’ve been making a lot of fake comic issue covers lately—i swear they don’t all look like this

nightwing | batgirl | red robin | robin | spoiler | signal | oracle

[starry-bi-sky]

I am loudly pushing the batdad agenda i am loudly pushing the— DPxDC Prompt

“Woah. You look like shit."

Granted, that’s probably not the first thing Danny should be saying to the guy that just bit the curb, but in his defense; he’s not running on 100% right now either.

The man -- tall, towering, and broader than Danny is tall -- whips around on his heel, black frayed cape flaring out impressively. Danny would've whistled in appreciation, but he takes the time instead to wipe the back of his hand across his mouth, smearing the blood running from his nose across his cheek.

"Sorry." He blinks widely, not even flinching as the man with the horns zeroes in on him. "That was rude of me. I have a really bad brain-to-mouth filter; Sam says its what always gets me into trouble."

And she's not wrong either, per say. His smart mouth is what landed him in this situation -- with blood blossom extract running through his veins and cannibalizing the ectoplasm in his bloodstream. Thanks Vlad.

The man grunts at him; a short, curt "hm" that shouldn't make Danny smile, but he does because he's somewhat delirious and probably concussed. The man keeps some kind of distance, sinking towards the shadows of Gotham's alleyway like he dares to melt right into it.

If it's supposed to scare Danny, it doesn't work. Danny's never been afraid of the dark; he's always been able to hide himself in it. He blinks slowly at the mass of shadows.

"You look hurt." The shadows says, blurring together around the edges. Danny squints, and licks his lips to get the blood dripping down his chin off. Ugh, he hates the taste of blood.

"I am." He says, "My godfather poisoned me. M'dying." The agony of the blood blossom eating him from the inside out looped back around to numbing a while ago, so all he feels is half-awake and dazed.

"Hey," Danny stumbles forward towards the man, a bloodied hand reaching out to him. "You-- you're a hero, right? You're not attacking me; which is more than I can say for most costumed people I've met." Maybe it's a poor bar to judge someone at, but he's already established that Danny's not in his right mind.

The man makes no change in expression, but Danny realizes blearily that it's hard to tell with the shadows on his face. He stays still long enough for Danny to latch onto the cape -- stretchy, but almost soft under his fingers.

He looks up blearily into the whites of the man's eyes. "Can you help me? I don't-- I don't wanna die." Again. He doesn't wanna die again. He blinks slow and lizard-like. "I mean- I'll probably get to see mom and dad again, but I told them I'd at least try and make it to adulthood."

There's a clatter down the street, and Danny's ghost sense chills up his spine and leaves a bitter, ashy taste in his mouth. He immediately knows who it belongs to even before the deceptively gentle; "Daniel?" echoes down the way.

"Daniel? Quit your games, badger, Gotham is dangerous for children."

Danny's mouth pulls back, and blood spills against his tongue. "Please." He rasps, and grabs onto the shadow's cape with both hands. "Please. He's going to kill me. Please--"

"Daniel? Is that you?"

His lips part, dragging in air to plead with the darkness again. He doesn't need to, the whites of his eyes narrow, and the cape whirls around him before Danny can blink. Soon swaddled in shadows, the Night lifts him up, and steals him away.

[star-anise]

I really wonder if trauma theorists who say things like "Humans are the only animal that will be in a fright state when physically safe" or "the rest of the animal kingdom doesn't get PTSD" have ever, like

Do you think they've actually ever met an animal?

[dykealloy]

how does shanks manage to have some kind of sexual tension with every warlord in the sea whilst also having practically zero screen time. ramona-esque dilf of the east blue. luffy wants to be king of the pirates but is stuck sailing through the several deadly seas of his dad's evil exes. they see the straw hat and it activates their fight reflex. half-convinced that shanks gave it away with full knowledge of this

[daydreamerwonderkid]

Somebody rescue Tim. He's seen too much.

You do NOT have permission to repost my art.

Meme reference under cut:

[ourlittlehouseinthecountry]

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how busy life feels — even when we’re at home. The days are full, the to-do lists never end, and sometimes we forget to even take a breath. But I truly believe slow living isn’t about abandoning your responsibilities — it’s about approaching life a little more gently. 💛 I’ve just published a new blog post on this very topic: “Slow Living for Busy People: 5 Gentle Ways to Embrace a Calmer Life.” If you’ve been craving a slower pace, but don’t know where to start, this one’s for you. I’m sharing 5 simple things I’ve found genuinely helpful in creating more ease and presence — even on the busiest days: 🍃 Savor micro-moments of mindfulness 🍃 Create calm mornings the night before 🍃 Set a digital curfew to protect your peace 🍃 Say “no” gently but firmly 🍃 Reconnect with nature and seasonal rhythms It’s full of practical ideas and gentle encouragement — nothing overwhelming or unrealistic. Just small, doable changes that help you slow down and feel more at home in your own life. 💫 You’ll find the full post linked in today’s Stories, and it’s also in the link in my bio (under "New on the Blog"). I’d love to know which tip speaks to you most! 💭 📚 Read it here ➝ ourlittlehouseinthecountry.com/slow-living-for-busy-people 📥 Save this post to revisit anytime you need a reminder to slow down — #slowliving #intentionalliving #simpleliving #mindfulliving #gentleliving #slowlifestyle #liveintentionally #calmliving #mindfulmornings #slowlivingmovement #ourlittlehouseinthecountry #peacefuldays #createcalm #livingwithintention #consciousliving #holisticliving #slowlivingtips #dailyintentionality #slowlivingforbusypeople #intentionalhome #seasonalliving #slowmoments #groundedlife #intentionalmotherhood #simplifyyourlife #intentionalroutines

[hansoeii]

the girls!

[tornado1992]

When faced with the imminent fear of death people instinctively call out for their mom. A primal reaction, driven by the need of comfort and sense of protection the figure of our mother gives us. Ideally, a mother should be the safest place for every child, the one who loves them more than anything, who will protect them no matter what. "Mom" means loved, "Mom" means safe.

Happy Mothers day to Sonic The Hedgehog!

[dingledraw]

A short comic about Crowley’s hair🐍

[dailycupofcreativitea]

The what?? 🤨

(On this episode of Dragon Ball Z: Krillin and Gohan give advice to Trunks on how to deal with Vegeta's bad attitude)