#self definition

[theuniversalscat]

Whether we’re eating or working or meditating or listening or talking, the reason that we’re here in this world at all is to study ourselves. In fact, it has been said that studying ourselves provides all the books we need.

-Pema Chödrön

#feel the love #love #me #life blogging #selfie #my face #peace #selfies #connection #life blog #pema chodron #philosopher #teacher #student #student of the self #self realization #self concept #self improvement #self definition #self actualization #students #introspective

[spacedadsupport]

Jean-Luc Picard @SpaceDadSupport Your identity in any given moment as defined by you is valid, and you're allowed to change that on the fly. Others readily shift between self-definitions as they go home from work, dress up for events, and so on. You can too. Don't let systemic inequities pigeonhole you. 1:22 PM · Feb 19, 2023

#star trek #star trek the next generation #support #kindness #affirmations #spacedad #identity #self definition #picard #captain picard #jean luc picard

[angelicgarnet]

the way people online talk about autism is getting really weird, like do they know that neurotypicals still have interests? that someone being passionate about a hobby doesn't mean they're autistic? you guys know that right

#woof #like self diagnosis is one thing #but saying someone is autistic because they talk about a specific hobby a lot is weird (and waters down the actual definition of autism) #and its no different than saying someone has ocd bc they organize their books alpabetically #or saying someone has ADHD because they got distracted by something #and people who aren't even autistic are honestly getting way too comfortable with autism jokes

[xamag-draws]

[Stardew Valley] felt compelled to draw some ponies..

#my art #my little pony #stardew valley #this is the definition of self-indulgent #also yes the update got me back in its clutches

[bigfatbreak]

Birds of a Feather previous / next

#my art #feralnette au #birds of a feather #long tags #sorry I went apeshit in the tags #LETS SAY IT ALL TOGETHER NOW #I - M - A - G - OOOOOOOOO #its fun drawing marinette's back to Alya and having her appear stout and unstoppable and totally logical #and then you see her face and she's like two seconds from completely snapping and is keeping it together by a thread #as a note just because mari feels very certainly abt smth doesnt mean she's right. feelings can be valid and also irrational #in the throes of grief she decided it was better to be alone than to lose someone again so she started pulling away #and lila made pulling away very very very easy to do #shes also vaguely aware she's being unfair in pinning this on alya which is why she started spinning the drain on cockmoth again #legitimately all the shit that's happened to her wouldn't have been so catastrophic if he was never in the picture and she knows it #but the bitterness of her bestie choosing a fantastic liar over her at the worst of times stiiiiiings #alya's personal timing was bad but lila really took advantage of the fact that marinette had been acting off and weird #she basically clocked marinette as being unstable from SOMETHING and made up a lie about her #knowing she wouldn't have the strength to defend herself #between her social life going tachy bc of lila and losing fu in a way that felt like personhood death marinette was really put on the spot #and alya doing her thing of busting in there and assuming her bias is correct was a terrible combo #essentially marinette is highly unstable and alya is just realizing that #busting in and giving her a lecture when she's slightly hysterical and definitely delirious from exhaustion is NOT the way #to show her she's self sabotaging #cuz thats just gonna make her double down on self sabotaging. bc marinette will not accept that she is also a CHIIIIILD

[oysters-aint-for-me]

tips on refrigerator ownership for the mentally ill

1.) letting food go bad does NOT make you a Bad Person.

2.) it is okay to throw out only one thing at a time. even especially if there are a lot of expired things in there.

3.) give yourself permission to throw out tupperware once in a while.

#mental health #adhd #mental illness #notes to self #idk if anyone else will find this helpful or relatable lmaoo i don’t know if these are universal or common problems…. #like maybe most people don’t develop a guilt complex about their tupperware. #but i definitely did. so

[trans-axolotl]

nothing makes me more insane than the phrase "selling your body" btw. like was i not also selling my body at every other job i've had where i had to be on my feet all day, lifting boxes, working in a warehouse, etc. why is it that sex work is uniquely labeled as "selling your body" while every other job is sorted into another category, no matter how much that job might have a physical impact on your body. lmao.

#personal #sw #in fact i have had worse long term physical effects from my jobs that were not sw. as a matter of fact #anyway also related conversation to be had about how most of the human trafficking in the US is not sex trafficking but is in fact other #types of labor that is trafficked #and that if you include prison labor as human trafficking based on different definitions. there is a lot of important connections we can dr #draw. about labor. power. control. and how to build solidarity to actually fight for people's right to free + safe working conditions and #self determination

[bluegiragi]

mr riley.

early access + nsfw on patreon

#simon has a lot of reasons for his endless well of self-hatred #but the first seeds were definitely planted by him looking a lot like his shitty dad. #in this au his dad is still alive #but they haven't talked in decades. and wont ever again #also ppl who are paying attention will notice that this flashback is when ghost got the scar over his eyebrow #simon ghost riley #manuel roba #monster 141 au #giragi art

[invertebutch]

Alison Bechdel in Her Minnesota Apartment, Tom Sweeney, 1990 (photo taken from lesbian archives/ @/butchusband on twitter)

Highlighting this photo specifically because it really shows how Mo from Dykes to Watch Out For has the same exact hair swirl that Bechdel had! Seeing photos of Bechdel with this hairstyle always jump out at me because it looks stunningly similar to her cartooning.

#dtwof #dykes to watch out for #alison bechdel #like Mo being a sort of self insert makes a lot of sense seeing this close to each other #Mo isn't an exact self insert obv but there's definitely a lot of Bechdel in the character #bailey.txt

[adhd-mode-activate]

Okay so I just saw the new Dungeons and Dragons movie

gotta say from the moment they went with the "let's dive out the window onto the Aarakocra" plan even as the council was like "WE PARDONED YOU" I knew it would be great because that is the exact kind of stupidity a D&D party would get up to

#dnd honor among thieves #dungeons and dragons honor among thieves #dnd movie #honestly my best overall review with minimal spoilers? #not quite gay enough but *definitely* neurodivergent enough #and my ace self was VERY HAPPY with the platonic found family

[sensitiveheartless]

(The rest is under the readmore!)

(Next part) ->

#breaking news: local man is confronted with the fact that if he uses dumb contests as an excuse to avoid emotional vulnerability — #then his partner is going to do the exact same thing lol #also covid update: I had a bit of a relapse and have been completely stuck in bed again the last couple days #am still definitely doing better than before but remain very very fatigued #apparently changing my bedsheets was a little much for me lol #anyway thank you to the people who have sent in asks the last couple days!! I am very excited to get to them #I just had to get this self indulgent comic out of my system first lololol #bsd #bsd dazai #bsd chuuya #soukoku #skk #bungou stray dogs #my art

[wynnnxy]

Slow dance with you

#svsss #shen qingqiu #luo binghe #bingqiu #mxtx #i love them so much #anyways i feel like shen yuan definitely never had the chance to slow dance with someone in his first life #so one day hes like #binghe let this master teach you a dance from his hometown #and binghe is such a fast learner #give bingqiu the awkward high school slow dance they deserve #wynn arts #the scum villain's self saving system

[nibbelraz]

Do you think this awoken anything in Mobei-Jun

#svsss #shang qinghua #mobei jun #moshang #sqh #mbj #scum villains self saving system #scum villain self saving system #the scum villain's self saving system #scum villans self saving system #scum villian self saving system #someones definitely drawn thsi scene already but i just got so full of inspo after re reading the airplane extras #like #Besides ya know everything ELSE that was going on in this scene I know this one just absolutely made Mobei jun re evaluate so much #i love them so much and love all the extras #nibbelraz #my art

[fidgetflip]

Ashfur (TC)

#ashfur #wc designs #thunderclan #warrior cats #my art #warrior #this one’s definitely a little more self indulgent than the others but he deserves it <3

[lymphomalass]

"People have an intrinsic right to define themselves."

We may not agree with that definition. We may think the person is very different to how they describe themselves. But who someone is, well, that's up to them. They know themselves best and they have to live with it, not us.

If I feel that a self-description is damaging, say the person keeps putting themselves down, I might want to say " I think you're great. When you did... I was so impressed!"

But, re many other modes of self-description, we need to be careful. We don't necessarily know the potential implications of saying, "No you're not... you can't say...."

It's the person who is defining themselves who is most vulnerable, not us. So, if we claim to want to be decent human beings, we need to take care. I know many of us haven't always understood this, but I think we need to.

You may not have wanted "the redefinition of marriage" in the UK in 2014, but did anything about it personally hurt you...? You may feel confused by someone's "transgender identity" but is it really your business to question...? For most, surely the answer is "No".

I met something of this in a conversation last week. Answering the question: "Where do you come from?" I said "Britain" (where I was born) and faced a shocked and vehement: "You can't say that!"

I think I came off worse in the encounter, because it triggered my PTSD.

But I'm glad I said it. I am who I am and that has to be ok. And I really learned some things I might not have otherwise...

The art is of where I feel is home and love best in the whole wide world, but where I dare not to say I came from, because that's not actually true. I wasn't born there... It's available printed on all kinds of things at: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/129080160

Thanks

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

#self definition #be kind #be yourself #nationality #you are enough #just as you are #questions to avoid #dont ask #dont question #not yours #not yours to ask #vulnerable people #people are vulnerable #be careful #be careful with others #self define #respect #care about others #please care

[2aceofspades]

Tired and Blue

Needed a break from ~thinking~ and just feel

#rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #f!leo #future leo #bad future rottmnt #wrong fabricated time branch #another sketch that turned into something #self indulgent...? #definitely theraputic #wah oof #:)