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Star Trek makes me soooo crazy cuz you got Picard saying things like "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose."

And Data saying things like "I would gladly risk feeling bad at times, if it also meant that I could taste my dessert."

And Bashir saying things like “You can't go through life trying to avoid getting a broken heart. If you do, it'll break from loneliness anyway."

And Odo sayings things like "It has been my observation that one of the prices of giving people freedom of choice is that sometimes they make the wrong choice."

And I’m just supposed to be normal about it???

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I need to know

growing up as a kid, I always thought it was weird lunchables gave ketchup with their box but I need to know if I'M the weird one

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seeing a lot of discussion of upcoming food safety deregulation that doesn't provide any options beyond "don't eat pre-prepared food and buy from local farms."

therefore, i want this thread to be for tips, advice, resources, etc, for disabled people specifically to get through the upcoming food safety deregulation in the USA. please reblog and add on advice for minimizing upcoming risk when you can only eat pre-prepared and frozen meals, rely solely on SNAP/EBT for groceries, etc.

(i'll admit this is a bit selfish; i don't have any advice to start us off because i am a disabled person who relies almost exclusively on pre-prepared meals to survive and can't buy groceries if they're not SNAP eligible, so i would really, really personally benefit from tips and advice.)

stay safe and take care of each other!

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You’ve heard of “don’t monetize your hobbies”; get ready for "don’t master your hobbies".

Your hobbies are here to help you decompress and have fun. They do not have to be disciplines you toil over for expertise, unless that is something you genuinely enjoy doing.

It’s okay to enjoy language-learning without ever becoming fluent, or even conversational. It’s okay to like playing guitar even if you only know a few clumsy songs. You can read books and never finish them, bowl without ever scoring even halfway to perfect. We’re here to explore and play, and we cannot do that if we’re chasing perfection in everything we do.

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Living any life in this world as a disabled person who can't be exploited effectively for profit is important resistance. Not being able to conform and yet refusing to be erased is vital. Living in spite of society's demands and expectations and refusing to apologize for it is part of a slow revolution. Crafting a space for yourself despite the worlds hostility will help others do the same.

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i'm obsessed with drawing loons

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I am my own Savior,

2016

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I’m about to save you thousands of dollars in therapy by teaching you what I learned paying thousands of dollars for therapy:

It may sound woo woo but it’s an important skill capitalism and hyper individualism have robbed us of as human beings.

Learn to process your emotions. It will improve your mental health and quality of life. Emotions serve a biological purpose, they aren’t just things that happen for no reason.

1. Pause and notice you’re having a big feeling or reaching for a distraction to maybe avoid a feeling. Notice what triggered the feeling or need for a distraction without judgement. Just note that it’s there. Don’t label it as good or bad.

2. Find it in your body. Where do you feel it? Your chest? Your head? Your stomach? Does it feel like a weight everywhere? Does it feel like you’re vibrating? Does it feel like you’re numb all over?

3. Name the feeling. Look up an emotion chart if you need to. Find the feeling that resonates the most with what you’re feeling. Is it disappointment? Heartbreak? Anxiety? Anger? Humiliation?

4. Validate the feeling. Sometimes feelings misfire or are disproportionately big, but they’re still valid. You don’t have to justify what you’re feeling, it’s just valid. Tell yourself “yeah it makes sense that you feel that right now.” Or something as simple as “I hear you.” For example: If I get really big feelings of humiliation when I lose at a game of chess, the feeling may not be necessary, but it is valid and makes sense if I grew up with parents who berated me every time I did something wrong. So I could say “Yeah I understand why we are feeling that way given how we were treated growing up. That’s valid.”

5. Do something with your body that’s not a mental distraction from the feeling. Something where you can still think. Go on a walk. Do something with your hands like art or crochet or baking. Journal. Clean a room. Figure out what works best for you.

6. Repeat, it takes practice but is a skill you can learn :)

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"To fuck around is human, to find out is divine."

Ink, marker, acrylic

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Reblog this to place a small flower in the hair of prev, and that you're very proud of them

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