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just learned that magnolias are so old that they’re pollinated by beetles because they existed before bees

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I will never forget painting this. It was the first painting I painted after becoming a mother. And it was A LOT. A desperate attempt at finding myself in the rubble left after birth A beautiful homecoming to the comfort of my art A desicive act of replenishing my soul A marvelous realisation that I CAN make time to do things I love and that I have to. And as I stared at the blank paper after MONTHS of not creating, I felt so intimmidated to even put my pencil down. I tried to come up with the *best* possible motive, perhaps something deep, something as a metaphor of motherhood, but I could not think of anything to save my life as it seemed too important after so long. I almost gave up alltogether. But then I saw it. In the texture of the paper there was a face. And long horns. And a cape made of leaves. So I just... Surrendered. And is that not the great cosmic gift of motherhood - to surrender? To surrender in birth when you think you cannot do it anymore. To surrender in postpartum to *not doing*. To surrender when days with toddlers don't go as planned. To surrender, rather than clench up. To breathe, rather than hold your breath anticipating danger or faliure. And for me, the other side of surrendering never fails to amaze me with abundance, love, excitement, novelty, LIFE. As well as this painting - showing me that time does not expire my creativity. It is ever-present. It is effervescent. It is my soul expression Unique to me Never again to be seen It IS me. I AM it. I am me. #painting #artistsoninstagram #motherhoodintheraw #postpartumtransformation #rewilding #watercolourpainting #art https://www.instagram.com/p/CRJQJftMcNa/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I used to like the idea of veganism and vegetarianism - I even stopped eating animal products alltogether for a period of time in college. But then I had children. And I researched. And I read a lot of simple truths warped so hard we cannot even see our own programming anymore. But that is what the truth is - SIMPLE. I do not mind anyone being a vegan, I just cannot turn a blind eye anymore while my intuition tells me what is true. To be able to sustain a pregnancy, give birth, feed your child your own milk (which is made up of your blood - see, even infants know blood sustains) and care for that child in your utmost strenght your body REQUIRES the nutritional density of animal foods. And that is that. You can interchange meat for an array of bottles of supplements, all the power to you, really - but I love nature and synthetic bottles is not how I operate. Give me blood Give me bone Give me fat And I will live my life devoted and in honour of the energy and life force that was given to me. Funny how such profound and simple and truthful knowledge about being human seems controversial to say in this day and age. I too am now starting to say these things because if it were not for brave people stating that the Emperor is naked I would certainly still be amazed by his new garments. Let's open our eyes and hearts to what is true and not to what is sold. disclaimer - i am not in ANY WAY condemning veganism and vegans as such, and I will answer any and all questions about my views anyone may have. this poem is my take on things as they naturally express themselves through me and I do not aim to offend or blame. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQVyLp9si3i/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The Little House on the Prairie (1975) 

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Ben Ashby

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tonight i saw this comment that really stirred my soul, I felt it'd be good to share here

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Banks Of The Seine At Vétheuil by  Claude Monet, 1881

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soft reminder: you’re alive. you survived the worst nights you’ve ever experienced. you picked yourself up when you were at rock bottom. you made it through the worst relapses, loneliness, heartbreak, failure and darkness in your life. when you wanted to disappear you stayed, time and time again. you can make it through anything. you will get through this too.

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Stomp Out All The Bad Shit Spell

You Will Need:

An old shoe and sock you are prepared to throw away

Thyme

Bay leaves and sage (if you have them, Just thyme is ok too)

Bin NOT in your house

Carrier bag

Pen

Paper

Tape

Write down all the bad shit on a piece of paper. Tape the piece of paper to the bottom of your old shoe. put some thyme, bay leaves and sage inside the shoe.

Go outside, take the carrier bag, old sock and the shoe with you. Also, bring a different pair of shoes and socks you can wear out with you. Put the old sock and shoe on.

STOMP ALL THAT BAD SHIT OUT. FUCK IT. FUCKING ASSHOLE BAD SHIT.

take the shoe and the sock off, put them in the carrier bag. Put your usual shoes and socks on.

Walk to a bin. Do NOT use the bin in your house. We don’t want that bad shit creeping back in do we? If you’re supremely extra and can do so in a safe way, burn the shoe instead.

Throw the shoe in the bin and flip it off for good measure.

Well done, the bad shit is now stomped.

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~ pinterest ~

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Cagnes Landscape, 1895, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Medium: oil,canvas

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The Ship, 1935, Salvador Dali