#let yourself relax

[positivelypositive]

🌻

here to remind you...

...to take a deep breath

...to relax your jaw

...to take a sip of water

...to close your eyes for a few seconds

...to roll out your shoulders

...to stretch your legs & arms

...to take another deep breath, and

...to give yourself a gentle smile

take more of these mini-breaks throughout the day. you deserve them ✨

#positively positive #positive affirmations #mental health #daily affirmations #affirmations #self love #self care #love yourself #mental health tips #mental health support #relaxing music #relaxation #let yourself relax #rest and relaxation #just relax #relax #you deserve rest #rest and recovery #resting #you deserve happiness #you deserve to be happy #you deserve the world #you deserve love #you deserve better #you deserve it #you deserve to be loved #you deserve to be here #you deserve to rest #rest up #relax your mind

[bbctea]

Do you ever need to remind yourself that peak human achievement from an evolutionary standpoint is *just doing nothing*?

All essential needs are cared for and now the human can conserve its energy safely. Anything else is Really Cool but this, this is what we are made for.

#at least that’s what I tell myself lol #philosophising much? #tea talks #let yourself relax #relaxation #chuckle tag

[selfhealingmoments]

#mental health #self reflection #be yourself #self improvement #self help #new life #letting go #inspirational quotes #new beginnings #positivity #living in the present #self therapy #therapy #relax #life lessons #slow living

[maebyshifting]

i can't remember where i saw it but some advice i saw was taking your stuffed animals (or a pet) and placing them in front of you and just talking about shifting. you can talk about possible fears (or find fears you maybe didn't know about or conflicting thoughts) you have without overthinking and allowing yourself to just talk through it without worrying about others judging or typing it all out. something i wanted to try out but i thought i'd share it too :)

#also to be clear i don't think fears hold you back or anything but i think talking yourself through it puts you more at ease #which i think would probably help with just relaxing and letting go easier #if anyone knows the original creator please lmk #its been weeks since i saw the original video or post so #if this doesn't make sense i can try to verbalize it better #mae talks shifting #reality shifting #shifting #quantum jumping #shiftblr #scripting #shifting community #desired reality #shifting realities

[youraveragecatastrophe]

If only we'd had a shorter-haired, scruffier-looking Carmen for their first meeting... They changed Ivy's hair just for this flashback, I really wish they'd done the same for Carmen!

This was her very first caper. It would have been nice to see the transition between the young girl just out of VILE island and the confident and collected superthief she is six months after her escape.

Also it would have been hilarious to see her acting all professional and commanding while looking like a ragged barely-out-of-adolescence girl. Telling these two kids they don't know what they're doing and they're endangering themselves while looking like she's just entered college and doesn't know how to handle it.

#it would have reminded the audience carmen is pretty much zack and ivy's age #she's very young! and the reason she's so good at what she does is bc it's all she's ever known #like i suppose they didn't want to 'break the wall' between carmen and zack&ivy #but i do lol #yeah i'm talking about showing how important ivy and zack are both to the team and to carmen/her well-being #about ivy and zack teaching carmen what it's like to be young and to let yourself have fun and relax. again #carmen sandiego 2019 #carmen sandiego #csweekly

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

imagine forgetting to give mothman his goodnight kiss and having him pouting the whole day because of it :')

oh my moon and stars that is simply adorable

you've been awfully busy with work lately, spending hours hunched over your desk, going through documents and writing reports. anytime Foul Legacy checks in on you, you're still doing work, even in the wee hours of the morning, but you still never forget to kiss him goodnight before you fall asleep for the few hours you could manage- until one night, where you simply collapsed into bed and passed out, leaving Foul Legacy lonely and too-awake for the rest of the night

the next day he refuses to speak to you, turning away and huffing when you say hello. you're worried, but you don't have time to be nervous, only to work, so you push aside the knot in your stomach and instead double down on completing your to-do list for today. unbeknownst to you, Foul Legacy has been silently peeking into your office every hour or so, torn between sulking and making sure you were alright, and every time he leaves to go curl up on the couch, worrying a blanket with his claws and letting up frustrated chitters. finally when evening comes he decides that he's fed up!! you've been working all day, have barely eaten anything, AND forgot his kiss last night!! enough is enough!!

needless to say you're a bit surprised when your normally sleepy Foul Legacy swings the door open and scoops you up to bring you to his blanket nest, setting you down and wrapping his arms around you with an irritated trill. when you ask what's going on he merely bumps his forehead against yours, small growls falling from his fanged maw as he hugs you, hiding his face in the crook of your neck. you blink, then smile as you realize what he refuses to admit, leaning down to press a gentle kiss to his forehead

there's a light breeze as his wings suddenly flutter in delight, satisfied purrs rumbling from his chest as he pulls you down for a well-deserved and long-awaited nap, content at least

#genshin impact #childe #tartaglia #foul legacy #foul legacy childe #genshin tartagalia #genshin childe #genshin tartaglia #chit chat #anon #he wants his kiss so bad but he won't admit it #if you overwork yourself too much foul legacy WILL take action #(action being inescapable cuddles so you can rest) #you can bet the next day he's not going to let you work. you need some time to relax!!! #preferably in his arms!! and wrapped in a soft blanket!! #short scenario #other's stuff #FAVE

[support-ponies]

I hope you all have a relaxing day, I drew this cos I can’t rrly draw today (my arm huuurts ) and I don’t wanna beat myself up for not being productive 24/7. Pls be nice to yourself and let yourself relax.

#i get rly upset at myself if I’m not always working but that’s not healthy!!! #pls let yourself relax #Fluttershy #Mlp fim #my little pony #positivity #self care #mod kiba

[thatdude-noah]

i think it's actually really irresponsible to see izzy's death and frame it as. the entirety of ofmd being bad or negative. it's not bury your guys, it's not saying that people can't be redeemed, it's not saying queer people don't get happy endings, it's not saying any of them. don't let your love of izzy and your disappointment in his ending ruin the hard work and love that was put into it all. don't forget about lucius and pete and stede and ed and the queer joy that surrounds the show. even if you think izzy dying is the worst possibly mistake the show could've made, it doesn't retract all of the queer joy the show portrayed. to let this one decision make you shape the entire show as a net negative seems irresponsible. step away from it all, take some time.

#seeing people seriously angry AT david jenkins for this choice which i think is. stupid. #i don't love the ending either! and i have my own thoughts about it! #but to claim that this show is then. spouting any kind of negative message about queerness or redemption seems. idk. bad faith. #take a step away. i'm being so serious. let yourself relax. #ofmd #ofmd spoilers #izzy hands #our flag means death

[sangre]

unspeakably thankful to be surrounded by enduring love from the people dear to me id be literally 0.000000% nothing without it

#lately ive been comforted by how in life sometimes we are all a pain in the ass and it is the point that #you are loved enduringly anyway. that love endures anyway. and it just drives me crazy. to love is to let yourself relax #and be free. jeez #i did not sleep enough and am weepy chikorita save me save me chikorita

[mercymaker]

sometimes i'm full of thoughts and feelings that are harsh and negative and i have to mentally pick myself by the scruff of the neck like a naughty kitten and say "no. stop it!"

#life #maybe you're feeling like that not because it's the end of the world and everything sucks #maybe because you need to eat have some water and allow yourself to relax #because your period's doing a number on you as is yaknow? #but yeah nah i was cleaning a lot and i'm so stressed and my mind was going in circles #and i latched on these thoughts about a friend and there are so many things that i'd like to tell them #but i cannot because it's much healthier to just let things go and leave them be as is #but idk how to tell my brain that #because i care so deeply and i KNOW i shouldn't #but it's a good lesson to learn from #i'm going to have a snack now and take a shower and try not to stress myself over things too much #because guests coming over tonight gonna be stressful enough shfjsjsk

[merrilark]

Aggressive but loving reminder @ myself that having alone time to breathe without the stress of anyone else around is SO important to my mental health. If I want to get better at any angle, I need to find a way to slot out regular time for this freedom even if it's just occasionally driving to the park and meditating in the car.

"But nothing will change. I will be sad and stuck--" Small changes lead to big changes! If you don't take care of this tiny mental health thing, then everything else becomes harder! You gotta crack a few eggs to make an omelette, and unfortunately that means occasionally treating your brain like a fussy, overstimulated toddler by taking it out for quiet time!

#''whoa!!! i feel so good and refreshed and relaxed today!! why is that??'' #u complete pool noodle!! #it's bc you actually got some sleep + woke up at a decent time + ate meals + got alone time and let yourself feel things and breathe #actively trying to take care of yourself makes you feel better physically and mentally. who knew! #i will forget this again within a week. skdflskdfl

[positivelypositive]

☔

it's okay to feel...

...anyway you do.

let yourself feel emotions, whether negative or positive. feelings are natural and human. they are mostly not under our control.

what we can control are the actions we take as consequences of those feelings. those actions show who we truly are ✨

#positively positive #positive affirmations #mental health #daily affirmations #affirmations #self love #self care #love yourself #positive thinking #positive #feelings #emotional #emotions #kind words #kindness is free #kindness #let yourself relax #let yourself feel #feelings are hard #feelings are confusing #feelings can be confusing #it's okay to feel #feelings are okay #positive life #positive reinforcement #body positive #positivity

[kookies2000]

Whenever I go into some Dreamworks Trolls fan art or fan fics, there's always one person who is surprised that Trolls has a fandom. Yes, we do have one. It's small but enough to feed us. And it's only getting bigger. Why is there a fandom? How is this fandom still going?

Least Problematic Fandom

"But we're not all the same........ Denying our differences is denying who we really are."

The 2nd film had a really deep message for a movie aimed at babies. Going against "we're all the same" message. And telling instead that differences do matter, our culture matters, our lives matter, the way we look matters and that's beautiful. When we accept that we're different and not forcing anything on each other, we can live in harmony. This lesson is what the fandom is built on.

The moment someone takes a look into this fandom, we welcome them with cupcakes, sweets, and warm hugs. The entire fandom is the least problematic one I've ever been in. Never been in a fight, always complimenting each other and just being at peace. We never had ship wars as far as I know. We're all just having fun by putting every character with every character on a ship. I've seen people who are Christians in the fandom have zero problems with the LGBT+ community. Yes, we exist, and we're in the Trolls fandom for some reason. 😂 No one ever fought on what color skin we made the Trolls when we humanized them. Mostly because if anyone drew the Funk Trolls as white, we just walked past them without giving them attention. Or just point out that they are black coded, and that's it.

It's just peaceful here in this fandom. This fandom really helped me out mentally and emotionally. Because a lot of people in the fandom also faced some form of abuse or depression. We saw the 1st film, and it just felt like a warm hug while someone sung a lullaby to calm us down.

In summery, the fandom is filled with people who understand pain and empathy. The franchise created a safe zone for us to heal and relax.

Artists

The moment an artist takes a look in here, they get hypnotized by all the color pallets they can use. You can be pastel like the Pop Trolls. Emo, goth, punk with the Rock Trolls. Play with lighting with the Tech Trolls. Ect. All the cutesy and marshmallow like characters they can create. Or turn into some darker AU. The anatomy is too cute to not try to mimic or create in your own style. The world building and the endless number of worlds that they can create. You can create your own kingdom based on your favorite type of music. You can create the way your troll/charaters will look like based on your music. If you want to practice on mirrors and reflective surfaces, you have the Funk Kingdom to draw. Want to do glitter? The desert is pure glitter for sand. The Country Trolls live in a town made of yarn. The pop trolls have a waterfall made of streamers. This is endless creativity for artists. I've seen artists come into our fandom and use the characters and world as practice before moving on to the next fandom. But they always come back for more practice or just to hang out.

Also, the thought of making a troll mixed in with different tribes is pretty cool. As in, what if a Rock Troll and Classical troll had a kid? Goth like angle? A little punk looking guy with angelic and glittery wings?

Writing

I can relate to this one. Again, the world building is endless. You can create your own kingdom based on your favorite music. You can create your own rules, your citizens' behavior, and how this kingdom works. The fun part is creating your own royal family.

But the AUs are where it's at. I created a lot of Fairytale AUs as a teen using the characters because they just worked well. My very first was a Tangled AU with Poppy as Rupunzel and Branch as Flynn. I made the nose joke work by making the kingdom mess up Branches colors. An inside joke with in the fandom. The franchise just gives off a lot of fairytale vibes.

When the 1st film came out, the characters each had their own story. Which was cool and gave writers ideas on what to write. And I loved to humanize them because I liked the thought of Fuzzbert being def or mute because he can't talk clearly as a troll.

Not to mention, I can create an AU where the Trolls or humanized versions of them live in a world where segregation is an issue. Which 100% fits the franchise because in the 2nd film, every tribe is supposed to be a different culture. In other words, a different race. And the Trolls would separate themselves out of fear that the Pop tribe would try to colonize them and take away their culture.

There are just a lot of concepts you can use in this fandom.

Music

Let's keep this short because this post is long enough. People have openly said they don't like the movies, but they still watch it for the music. Seriously, listen to the soundtracks. They have musical artists, new ones like K-pop bands, and legends like Mary Jane Blige. The songs have a deeper meaning when you watch the film, too. Baiscally, candy for the ears.

Aesthetic

Lastly, people just like it for eye candy. The 80s aesthetic I'm the 1st film appealed to a lot. And the 2nd movie introduced more by bringing in Rock Trolls and their darker and punk like aesthetic. People fell in love with the Tech Trolls for their designs and the fact they live in an underwater kingdom that glows. It's just pure eye candy and pleasing to look at.

So yeah!

These are the reasons why our fandom is a thing and still thriving. We're super excited for the 3rd film and can't wait for more world building and new characters.

#dreamworks #trolls #dreamworks trolls #fandoms #yes #we have a fandom #the art is good too and we have good fan fics #it's just so pleasing #some consider it a guiltily pleasure #but honestly #it's just relaxing to be in this fandom #like a breath of fresh air and you can just lay back and let yourself heal mentally

[sleepvines]

I was getting paranoid about a name I chose for a character accidentally lining up with someone else's (real) name, but then I realized that names overlap ridiculously often both online and IRL. Really, I should be more worried about the fact I forgot to brush my teeth before having this cup of coffee lmao

#and also realized. 'ah...I am experiencing a paranoid spiral again. stop that 🗞️' #sometimes I forget I am mentally ill and gotta put myself in a little time out about it #anyway uh #to all my peers on here who write or make comics or any creative endeavour: please let yourself relax if you also get anxious #your plot point isnt trite your character isn't overdone or a copycat #your art style will always be both an amalgam of your inspirations and wholly yours to play with #no one will persecute you for earnest expression #sleep rambles #love you all. I need to internalize my own advice

[licorishh]

Hey as a super introverted but not shy person I'd just like to say the jokes about extroverts "adopting" introverts to "get them out of their shell" are actually completely unfunny and it just goes to show how little respect a lot of y'all have for the fact that we genuinely don't want excessive social interaction and that y'all are forcing us to do something that brings us extreme physical and mental discomfort because you perceive our introversion as a failing rather than as purely a difference in personality.

We don't need your "help" to socialize. We're not children. We're simply not interested in spending every waking second of our lives talking to people and being talked at in return.

#again i scream from the rooftops that there is a monumental chasm between being shy and actually being an introvert #a shy person is someone who's afraid of social interaction. an extrovert can be naturally shy. #a shy person can WANT lots of social interaction but simply have not learned to feel comfortable in social situations. #people who are just very introverted simply have little desire or capacity for excessive human interaction. #we're not “afraid” of it. we just don't enjoy it and it wears us out. #you don't need to swoop in and save us because we can't handle ourselves. we're perfectly fine thank you #extroverts are constantly demanding that we get out of our comfort zones but few of you are willing to make the alternative more comfortabl #if you're a very extroverted person please do not take it upon yourself to jokingly “adopt” introverts you meet. #it's not funny and it's not helpful. it's irritating that you perceive our quietness and low social battery as something that needs “fixing #we won't miraculously learn to love and be comfortable with excessive human interaction. that's not how we're wired and that's OKAY #i'm honestly getting so sick of the “the lonely introvert and the extrovert who adopted them” memes #i can guarantee you that if you are an extrovert who operates this way then your introvert “friend” is actually probably very uncomfortable #and just don't want to say anything because they think it would be rude to bring up the fact that they don't want what you want from them #this does NOT mean extroverts and introverts cannot be friends nor am i saying all extroverts are annoying or that they all do this #i'm simply saying that if you are very extroverted and you have a friend who's very introverted #then it's on you to be aware of your introvert friend's limited social battery and STOP pressuring them to just “put up with it” #don't spend every second with them constantly talking. be willing to spend some time just in the quiet. #be willing to let them bow out of something if they're exhausted and are low on social energy. #don't expect them to want to come to every meeting or party or get-together because it WILL drain them completely. #be willing to let them spend time alone when they need to to recharge. #letting an introvert cool off and recharge when they need to is ALWAYS going to make social situations less stressful for them. #PLEAAAAASE take their feelings into account and understand that they do NOT perceive social interactions the way you do. #most very introverted people do not find socialization relaxing or invigorating. they don't do it to unwind #they have to unwind AFTER lots of social interaction #that's about it. thank you and good night

[lisbonsteresa]

climbing the walls over this

#tm #like....like!!!! #tbqh i didn't even remember that the first argument wasn't a real fight and now i'm -- #i feel crazy because it's such a similar argument for her to make but it could also not possibly be more different #the first is a show; a performance; it's what red john - hell what most of the people who know jane - would expect from him #ego and pride and putting himself above the law - that argument could have been with almost anyone #but lisbon is the only one who could make the second argument (the ONLY one and i'll stand by that #even the others at the cbi who have seen his softer/quieter/sadder moments could not do it #not because they don't care about him - they CLEARLY do - but because they don't know him well enough #he doesn't LET them know him enough - at this point i don't think there's anyone but lisbon that he would say these things to #and say them sincerely; and mean them) #i think she's the only one who he's let in enough to know that he's not putting himself above anything; #he thinks so little of himself that he'd sacrifice himself without question if it meant getting red john #that's the argument (the plea) she's really making: care about yourself damnit. if not for you then for the people who need you #(for me) #and god it's comforting to know how this all ends up but this still hurts because he just....can't #(some things you just can't fix // you kept the pieces....i'm doing sosofine) #and then and then -- 'you'd be dead' 'but you'd have red john' [smash cut to him shooting his only lead to save her life] LIKE??? #he'd sacrifice himself with no hesitation but he'd save her without thinking #let me relax #(but also do you think red john heard about that and was like 'it's a surprise tool that will help me later')