#show up for yourself

[thepeacefulgarden]

And, hey. That needs to change.

If you need to take a day or two off school or work, take that time off. Looking after your mental health doesn't make you a bad student or employee.

If you need to cancel plans, cancel those plans. Looking after your mental health doesn't make you flaky.

If you need to say "no," then say "no." Looking after your mental health doesn't make you selfish or mean.

If you need to ask for help, ask for help. Looking after your mental health doesn't make you needy or "too much."

If you need to take a break from the news cycle, or from social media, take that break. Looking after your mental health doesn't make you callous or uncaring.

If you need to do less, then do less. Looking after your mental health doesn't make you lazy or irresponsible.

[jev-urisk]

Of COURSE I like my own posts.

It's motivating that someone enjoyed my work, even if it's only one person

even if that one person is me.

[honeycombhank]

It’s getting hot in here! Lalalalala laaa

I jumped rope for 55 minutes tonight! Yay! I swear I didn’t pee myself.. it just looks a bit like I did lol!

Beat my Apple Watch goals too!

Idk , I feel really good about showing up for myself tonight.

But I do desperately need to find a new pair of shoes because I have really used these ones well and it’s starting to feel like it.

5/6/24

[bumxxbee]

Show Up For Yourself

I’ve always valued independence. As humans, we naturally depend on those close to us, even if it’s just someone we’ve briefly interacted with. The saying ‘no man is an island’ holds true — we can’t stand alone. Yet, there are times when the weight of constant dependence feels overwhelming, and I find myself yearning for a way to break free from it.

Wishing there was some way to do so.

Growing up, I naturally relied on the adults around me – a typical aspect of childhood when the world beyond your home is still a mystery. However, the individuals I chose to look up to or depend on consistently let me down. Despite my efforts to be more understanding and patient, promises were made only to be taken back. I used to think, 'Give them some slack, right?' But over time, I realized that this mindset led me to become overly accommodating, with no boundaries. I forgave and dismissed, offering excuses like forgetfulness or busyness. I didn't mind it at first, until it became a recurring pattern, and my feelings were consistently overlooked. It was a heartbreaking realization, one that happened repeatedly.

I keep hoping that one day someone would show up for me. And as my disappointment grew, so did the walls I had relecntantly built. That's when I realized, why do I bother? Why do I allow myself these disappointments? These heartbreaks? When I could do it for myself. I can show up for myself. You can show up for yourself. Take yourself on dates, maybe go exploring new hobbies and activities. Create boundaries, respect yourself to walk away when you know someone is not matching your energy. Create a healthy lifestyle for yourself. Comfort yourself, doing the things you love. You can rely on yourself to never do what was done to you, you could choose not to do the same to the people you will meet in the future. You could break the cycle. It wouldn’t reach everyone, but it would reach someone. And that alone can make a difference. Show up for yourself. Care for yourself. Love yourself. Because at the end of the day, who will? Who can you truly rely on to never disappoint you?

If you have an answer to that question, then I envy you. But if you don’t, then maybe it’s time you look at yourself in the mirror and be the person you needed when nobody else was there.

[ungiorno-nellavita]

Motivation Monday: Monday is Your Fresh Start

Mondays are a chance to turn the page and start a new chapter. 🫶

[mr-universe1]

if you're looking for a partner who can "handle you"

handle your own stuff before you show up expecting people to constantly clean up your red flags

[keepittightsisters]

10 Simple Ways to Show Up for Yourself Every Day

Do you know that showing up for yourself might be the most liberating and kindest thing you can do for yourself today? The simple yet profound act of showing up for ourselves has become essential in a world constantly pulling us in different directions. But what does it truly mean to ‘show up for yourself’?’ Simply, it’s about making deliberate choices that align with your deepest values and…

[thepeacefulgarden]

[ambrosiagourmet]

I think one of the biggest tragedies of Laios & Falin and their relationship is how much his actions impact her life. But like. Specifically how much they WOULDN’T impact her life as much if they weren’t both stuck in such a shitty abusive situation.

This part of the Falin-tries-makeup daydream hour comic is what got me thinking about it again because truly it just... it seems like such a like an offhand comment that I'm sure Laios didn't mean to be cruel or anything. That's just like. A little kid not thinking about what they are saying. ESPECIALLY when the kid in question is Laios.

But man they depended on each other SO much as kids. Too much. It really feels like they didn't have any other source of positive reinforcement, or anyone else to share themselves with. So of course an offhand comment like that has a huge impact on Falin.

Or this little bit from one of the flashbacks:

This tears me apart. Do you think it tears him apart to think about? I think it does. I think Laios holds every small failure to care for Falin against himself.

And then there's the Bigger stuff. The way that him coping with his own trauma ended up impacting her.

Like his interest in monsters. Like him going to find a ghost, and accidentally revealing Falin's magic to the whole village in the process.

Like him needing to leave. And leaving her behind.

He shaped her life so much, and he carries so much guilt for it. And again, there should have been other people there to help. The same things that made Laios need to leave home are the things that made his leaving so hard on Falin. She ate alone after that. She shouldn't have had to eat alone just because Laios wasn't there.

She was 9 when he left for school, and he was 11.

Nine. And Laios feels like he failed her because he didn't stand by her through this better. As an eleven year old.

Both of these kids deserved so much better from the world.

[itsafunnythingisntit]

just came here to say that i think the quote “he’s in love, with humanity” (by metatron about castiel) is the perfect encapsulation of castiel’s internal calculus and why I believe he doesn’t want to be a human. I know a lot of people say it’s just “he’s in love with dean” (as a joke or seriously) but I truly don’t think it was just about Dean. Castiel always cared for humanity, back when he saw it as his Father’s creation, and later when he fell and saw the value in it through Dean’s eyes and then his own.

but the thing is, when you fall in love, you love all of it—the beauty, the pain, and most importantly I think, the differences. Loving doesn’t mean that you want to be a part of something, that you want to emulate it, or become it. Loving means you want to step into place beside it, and to fit it into the space beside you. Castiel loves humanity, he does, as a protector does. As a companion, in the way that only someone inhuman can.

[knockknockitsnickels]

"Sacrifice the Yourself" (title pending), the hip new slay the princess swap AU, in which you and the girlies must decide if you're gonna let a giant bird stab you (and maybe.... find love?!)

[onaperduamedee]

Like Orpheus, I am not strong enough to not look at what I want

[ugly-sweatersss]

holding a little angel

[thepeacefulgarden]

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[lyxchen]

I'M SORRY did they give Maxine ocd?? (not angry, more like just really surprised) like the light switch and then the "Wrong. Everyone I love will die" and having to flip the light switch again, like that's intrusive thought + compulsion. Was this intentional? Are the writers aware that this is an ocd thing???

[mid-knight-black]

I’m still thinking about Eddie ogling Buck during their entire poker date…like that man is OBSESSED with his husband 😭😭😭

[i bet everyone else at the table was thinking about how whipped Eddie is for Buck (because i certainly was)]