#surviving

[rapidpunches]

"SURVIVING"

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[thelatestkate]

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[eljayetc]

“You lived through that, you will live through this too”

Yes, but how many things do I have to live through? How many times do I have to be grateful I made it out alive? When do I get to stop surviving and start thriving?

[wordsthatmattered]

There should be a word for the microscopic spark of hope that you dare not entertain in case the mere act of acknowledging it will cause it to vanish, like trying to look at a photon. You can only sidle up to it, looking past it, walking past it, waiting for it to get big enough to face the world.

- Mort by Terry Pratchett

[2armsnaheartbeat]

[pratchettquotes]

"But since you raise the subject, Moist, what were you doing with your life before the citizens of Ankh-Morpork greeted you with open palms?"

"Surviving," said Moist. "In Uberwald the old empire was breaking up. It was not unusual for a government to change twice over lunch. I worked at anything I could to make a living. By the way, I think you meant 'arms' back there."

"And when you got here you impressed the gods so much that they led you to a treasure trove so that you could rebuild our post office."

"I'm very humble about that," said Moist, trying to look it.

Terry Pratchett, Making Money

[machetelanding]

The oldest known surviving pair of pants, discovered in western China and determined to be at least 3,000 years old. (source)

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

[the-healing-mindset]

Now this is powerful. Having felt bogged down all the time by thinking I had to be responsible for things that I didn't even have reason to know about was exhausting. Freeing is the feeling of just saying, "I'm not responsible for that," and actually clearing all of whatever it is out of your mind.

Source: Dr. Glenn Doyle

[survivalwoman]

Survival Tin for every girls handbag 👜

[rapidpunches]

Can you make the little alligator happy I want them to win and be able to be healthy and be themselves

The comics Surviving*, Burden, Mercy, and Invisible summarize the challenges faced by LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, disabled, impoverished, vulnerable people of all genders living in toxic environments or abusive situations. The ever-looming threat of being harmed if you don't conform to someone else's ideal... is what it is all about.

Our survival, our safety, our happiness, depends on uncontrollable outside factors such as family, employers, friends, even strangers.

If we are not likeable enough, if we make a wrong move, then things we need to live can be withheld from us.

(Yours is not the only message I've received about this but since they're all the same I thought I'd respond to at least one.)

It's heavier than I can really put into words. The crocodile is me, and I don't have a choice in who or what I am.

[girlwithlandscape]

[de4dfairy]

1.  Christina Marie Brown, Ghost I | 2. Mitski - A Burning Hill | 4. jovialtorchlight 7. as i was moving ahead occasionally i saw brief glimpses of beauty (2000) | 8. Mahmoud Darwish, from Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems; “The Flute Cried,”

[serenityquest]

[thepeacefulgarden]

Positive Affirmations

I don't have everything, but I have enough.

I am doing the best I can, with what I have, where I am, right here and now, in this moment.

I am enough.

I am worthy.

I offer myself grace and compassion as I strive to do better and learn from my mistakes.

I am grateful for all that I have. And I have a lot to be grateful for.

Things might be tough, but I will get through them. I always have.

I have what I need.

I am learning and growing.

No matter what happens, I will be okay.

I will stay in the present, because that's where I need to be.

I can trust myself.

I do enough, I have enough, I am enough.

I will survive, and I will thrive.

I am showing up, and that's half the battle right there.

I am more than my mistakes.

I am more than my past.

Today is a new day.

Tomorrow is a new day, too.

I honor my progress.

I might not have everything I want, but I have everything I need.

I can do the hard stuff.

I'm doing a little better each day.

I honor all my successes, big and small.

My little wins pave the way for bigger ones.

The only way out is through, and I will get through this eventually.

I am doing quite well, all things considered.

[spacedocmom]

Doctor Beverly Crusher @SpaceDocMom Surviving day-to-day with chronic illness and/or disability is never "laziness" regardless of how many health-privileged, abled people assume otherwise. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked 4:02 PM · May 16, 2023