Please RB I Want To See How Much Of Tumblr Is Furry And/or Lgbt

The only thing I can say about writing right now is that you don’t need to polish or even finish everything you write. Unfinished works hold value just as intrinsically as finished ones; if finishing a project holds no appeal, move on. Maybe one day you’ll return to it, find an idea to nurture and raise. Maybe you’ll never look at it again, but the words were still written. The sentences were crafted. This unfinished thing is a sketch, then, forgotten in the depths of your sketchbook; why should we hold writers to different standards than other artists? Play around and have fun. Finish projects if you want to; move on if you don’t. Don’t guilt yourself over something with no moral bearing. Just write.

Channelling

sending optional hugs to aromantics who has to deal with getting valentine’s day shoved down their throats, who has to deal with questions such as “why don’t you have a partner yet”, who has to deal with people telling them “you just haven’t found the right person yet!”, and even having to get told that “aros don’t belong in the queer community” by other queer people, which is absolutely disgusting.

y’all are good exactly the way you are. 🫂

[ID: four pictures of a heart symbol that has the aromantic flag colours painted on: dark green, light green, white, grey and black. The paint drips on the sides, making the heart look wet. The background is black. The second and third pictures each contain a white overlaying three-word text in three lines, one word per line. The second word is over the heart symbol. The text of the second picture says "you are worthy." The text of the third picture says "you are valid." Both texts are in lowercase letters and end with a period./end ID]

Papier-Mâché Critters Traipse and Trot in Delighful Sculptures by Diana Parkhouse

A Meeting of Souls

I swear if there’s a AA/GT crossover game/movie and Sissel doesn’t interact with Mia Fey then…I just don’t know.

Maybe I should have drawn Pearl instead of Maya, but Maya is such an adorable space-case and I love her to bits.

Lots of CBT therapists claim that reducing the patient to an incoherent sobbing mess every session is how therapy is supposed to work. Lots of them sit there smiling proudly when they torment a patient past coherent thought, and they make no effort to support or stabilize that patient. Same energy as a child burning ants with a magnifying glass. Except that in this case, the child is claiming that the ants are responsible for the fire actually, and that they can stop being on fire if they ~*~*~*jUsT bE MiNdFuL*~*~*~ while doing a bunch of pointless fucking worksheets.

If CBT feels abusive to you, then it IS. It can be very invalidating to people with PTSD/c-PTSD, chronic pain, and other conditions because it refuses to acknowledge the real world, instead framing everything as the patient's silly little delusions. If this feels like your situation, then the bravest thing you can do is end therapy and remove yourself. You deserve compassionate help, not another predator enjoying your pain.

He’s a gentle dragon guarding the town

You don’t help a plant grow by berating it for not being big enough yet or comparing it to other plants that have grown faster - you help it grow by giving it the water and soil and fertiliser and space and sunlight it needs to give it the best chance of flourishing. And if it needs it, you give it something to lean against to help it grow tall if it’s struggling to stand up by itself.

That’s how you should treat yourself - give yourself the tools and care you need to flourish, and don’t be afraid to lean on other things for support if you need to. It’s easier to flourish that way 🌸