#embracing sensitivity

[lifegrowingtowardsthesun]

Welcome,

I love laying under trees on sunny days. I love art, music, and poetry.

And I love people, though I struggle with social anxiety.

I often find life really overwhelming and I struggle to navigate the challenges I face. Life can feel confusing, and I often wonder if I’m where I’m supposed to be or where I fit into the world.

But I believe in the kindess of others, and the beauty of each new day. I have hope for the future and so much love to give.

And I'm learning to be brave

I've always felt connected to the small and soft things in life - the earthworms, the raindrops, the puffy dandelions. Sometimes it feels hard being soft-hearted in a world so full of despair, but I keep going because I believe that the soft and small things deserve to be here too.

I created this account to be treasure chest of ideas, dreams, and creativity. A digital scrapbook of my world - a world where I try to live bravely and make my life a work of art. My life isn't perfect, but it is mine and I'm learning to live it unapologetically.

I don't believe that we have to do or be anything to be worthy of existing in the world.

We are alive and that is enough.

I believe bearing witness to life is the greatest thing we can do. And so I keep learning to live unapologetically and finding that I'm stronger than I thought I was.

And when life feels overwhelming, I remind myself that I am brave and kind, and that is enough.

Xoxo,

Kat <3

[electronic-chocolate]

...and Phil was amazing, because he had this very sensitive side of his personality that's almost feminine, and then in a second he would turn into the most incredible male showbusiness angry person, and then he'll go right back to being so sensitive and shy you wanted just embrace him like a little child.

- Jerry Rubin. I don't know when and where, but he said that

[bronzefuryfic]

WIP Whenever

Been uber depressed the last few weeks and have written very little, but a very kind comment asking for an update got to me and I made more headway this week, sooo:

"I'm glad to see you still remember your blood is bronze," Willam said. "Like Jon's. Like mine. " Not just bronze, Rhae thought. But fire too. "Blood is blood, cousin. Memory does not change it." No matter what my father says. Her arms folded back across her chest. "I asked you state your concerns plainly. I will not do suffer your silence on this any longer." Willam shook his head, taking a long breathe. "Wedding Aemond Targaryen is a mistake." Rhae scowled. "You've yet to even meet him," She said, her voice lowering in simmering resentment. "What cause have you to make such a claim?" "Your mother had a similar arrangement, as you might recall. You should know better than any that Targaryen princes are as volatile as the beasts they ride. You more than any should understand the devestation they bring." "Aemond is my blood as much as you are. You don't know him as I do. He would never see me harmed." Willam shook his head again, chewing at his lip and staring off into the distance a moment. Say it, Rhae willed him. So that I might renounce the accusations in full. At last he met her gaze. "Your broken wrist. It was his doing, wasn't it?" "No! It wasn't—" Rhae shoved him in the chest. She wasn't strong enough to knock him down, but the suddenness of her force still broke his stance, forcing him a step back. "We were training!"

Thank you for the tag @selfproclaimedunicorn !

[radical-dadical-rafael]

Some people in fandom are still talking about qprs as Friendship+ or RomanceLite huh

[miraluking-respectfully]

For all my hipster pretensions, I do love Hunter. I also love the hyperspecific intricate, intense, and often erotic relationships everybody’s agent OCs have with him. It got me thinking about him and my own agent, and honestly?

He disappointed her. Deeply, and personally.

Like, okay, despite her misplaced fealty to the Empire, this is a woman who's had almost exclusively bad interactions with Force users in both camps. Her Sith grandfather belittled and tormented her for the crime of being born without her sister's powers. Her mother, his apprentice, only risked enough interference to keep her alive. When the same sister she was always compared to abandoned her and escaped to the Jedi (who then never let them contact each other again), Lyde only narrowly avoided being sent to Korriban in her place.

And then when she made it to Intelligence, Darth Jadus maimed her, compromised the missions of her employers, and critically endangered the Empire. One of her first missions as a faux-turncoat to the Republic was tracking down and incapacitating a fallen Jedi. The protégé she gained on Hoth? Another semi-Force sensitive, hiding from the Sith. Sith meddling dissolved Imperial Intelligence; Sith infighting ate up resources and cost Imperial lives on Corellia.

And, of course, the Dark Council called for her brainwashing, and a former Jedi abused it.

Sure, like Hunter said, the Star Cabal was never recruiting. There was no incentive for him to care about gaining Lyde's allegiance when he already had the remote to her shock collar, so to speak. But, holy shit, he had no clue how many concessions, how much sympathy to his cause he could have wrung out of the woman designated Cipher Nine, if he hadn't made her his whipping girl. If things had gone juuust a little bit differently, Hunter might've turned over the Black Codex, implored her to take care of it with his dying breath - and she might have fucking done it. Nobody, not the SIS, not Sith Intelligence, not even her former ImpInt superiors would have ever seen that data ever again.

But Hunter wasn't that sort of guy. What sort of guy he was learned Cipher Nine's codeword and used it every chance he got. He didn't have to pretend to play nice with her like with his other colleagues, so he made a point of whisking her brain like cake batter, and acted like it was the funniest thing in the world.

When the Dark Council pushed for Lyde's brainwashing, and when Ardun Kothe used it to control her, she was furious - but she wasn't offended. They're trained and powerful Force-sensitives, and as far as she's concerned it's in their nature to sting.

Hunter, though?

Hunter was a fellow frog.

[sensitivedead]

seeing red and sooo irate friday! how are you spending your seeing red and sooo irate friday today???

[motherhenna]

dude the shinigami eyes extension sucks now??? I've had to fully remove it from chrome. I'm seeing perfectly reasonable, trans-friendly (or at least trans-neutral) creators getting marked red constantly for not being extreme far-left ideologues. Like SomeOrdinaryGamers has been turned red now because he made a video criticizing an absolutely despicable scam artist of a youtuber who happens to be trans, even while he continually affirmed the importance of LGBTQ rights. Several other perfectly reasonable creators have been marked red as well who may be a tad edgy sometimes and fall more on the centrist section of the spectrum but always use correct pronouns when discussing issues and never actually take issue with trans people existing and living their lives. Just more proof that our communities are turning into echo chamber hug boxes that can't handle even the slightest variation in outlook and behavior.

[growingwithem]

[tj-crochets]

I only knew jellycat plushies as the like cute weird food plushies I didn’t realize they had so so many other plushies  I might have a new favorite monster plushie???

[katsucandy]

Me watching the same movies over and over and still crying at the same scenes:

Shit.. fuck.. shiddt.... ough god..

[noxtivagus]

how fleeting huh

[thinkingnot]

Should I commit to making that stupid ai Quackity comic

Yknow I just feel like it’s too silly

if you want to 👀!! (you should definitely do something when its silly and a bit fun and you feel like doing :D!)

i think it’ll be quite funny (the text posts was hilarious to read XD)

[runawaycarouselhorse]

God, I remember a post or tweet or something along the lines of: when you stay up too late and you can hear the jinn go about their business.

when you're a child and you stay up past your bedtime you get punished by your parents, when you're an adult and you stay up too late you just get punished by the ghosts and spirits and demons and such

[queen-cdm]

The Seed of Innocence by Queen CDM

In the quiet hum of a classroom's space, Where young minds bloom, where dreams take place, The students sit, pure hearts in hand, Like seeds just waiting to meet the land.

Their innocence shines in curious eyes, Seeking truth beneath the skies. They ask, they wonder, they wish to know, In the gentle light of a teacher’s glow.

But only those with hearts sincere, Will nurture them with hope, not fear. For good teachers lift and help them rise, While toxic hands dim hopeful skies.

Let kindness guide, let wisdom teach, And innocence, they’ll help to reach. For in the hands of those who care, The students learn, the hearts grow fair. (PICTURE)- by Asuna Misaki

[writingperformer-blog]

Thriving Through the Chaos: Navigating Life as a Quirky, Clumsy Woman Possibly with ADHD

"Being a klutz might be part of my charm, but I’m starting to see it’s more than just that. 🌪️ After diving deep into ADHD, I’m piecing together how it’s shaped so much of my life—from my fidgety focus to my rollercoaster moods. It’s been a mix of lightbulb moments, some eye-rolls, and a lot of learning to embrace the quirks that make me, well, me. 💁‍♀️ If you’ve got tips on dealing with sleep struggles, overthinking, or just want to chat about living with a mind that never stops, drop a comment below! #ADHDAwareness #EmbraceTheChaos"

I’m going to be honest, I feel a bit out of my depth writing this blog post. I’m in no way an expert on the subject, but I’d like to talk about my journey to what led me to think that I most likely have ADHD or ADD, and the thoughts that have been going through my mind in relation to that. I grew up with ADHD in the family, so I’ve been familiar with the characteristics for a very long time.…

[howdoesone]

How does one bond over the fact that their biological dad might have been a Jedi Knight (or at least used “The Force”)?

In a world where modern reproductive technology has created new ways for families to come together, children conceived through sperm donation often find themselves with unique and sometimes humorous stories about their origins. One particularly imaginative and entertaining scenario is bonding over the idea that their biological dad might have been a Jedi Knight—or at least someone who…