#human hopefulness

[thewandererh]

when you get this, you have to answer with 5 things you like about yourself, publicly. then, send this ask to 10 of your followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool)

YOU ARE THE CHOSEN ONE (out of ten)

:0!!! im honored 😭💛 and this came at a perfect time because i am not doing good rn (my school is starting tomorrow chat) but!! this will help make me feel better :]. thankie sm i promise to properly wake up after this. i swear i would’ve found something happy to focus on anyways, but this was delightful and definitely & unexpectedly fit that bill. im so grateful💛💛

OH LMAO I WROTE DOWN 10 INITIALLY I MISREAD IT but im doing ten anyways 💥💥 bonus >:3

✨10 things i’m proud of about myself:✨

my self control and my decision to not escalate a situation with anger

how i recognize how external stimuluses make me feel

my healthy coping habits, and my strive to build myself up more

my recent study and approach to breaking perfectionism (sketchy colored drawings)

my goals being realistic and achievable (summer ones are done babyyyy🎉🥳)

my art style + my mental evolution and development

being persistent and strong

CHOOSING to have good experiences

becoming more responsible of myself and my chores

being consistent with a gratitude journal the whole summer, and how it’s effected my life :]

thanks you SO MUCH for this 😭💛💛. i have autism so this got really introspective lol /lh, but this really did make me feel better :]. I WILL uhm send this question to other people but later. it will be today though (i hope).

cheers to enjoying my last day of summer!!!!!!🔆✨

have a summer emoji combo because i did them earlier in summer but haven’t done one in a while

🍉🌴🩴🐚🔆

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

License to Kitty.

[reasonsforhope]

If you're feeling anxious or depressed about the climate and want to do something to help right now, from your bed, for free...

Start helping with citizen science projects

What's a citizen science project? Basically, it's crowdsourced science. In this case, crowdsourced climate science, that you can help with!

You don't need qualifications or any training besides the slideshow at the start of a project. There are a lot of things that humans can do way better than machines can, even with only minimal training, that are vital to science - especially digitizing records and building searchable databases

Like labeling trees in aerial photos so that scientists have better datasets to use for restoration.

Or counting cells in fossilized plants to track the impacts of climate change.

Or digitizing old atmospheric data to help scientists track the warming effects of El Niño.

Or counting penguins to help scientists better protect them.

Those are all on one of the most prominent citizen science platforms, called Zooniverse, but there are a ton of others, too.

Oh, and btw, you don't have to worry about messing up, because several people see each image. Studies show that if you pool the opinions of however many regular people (different by field), it matches the accuracy rate of a trained scientist in the field.

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I spent a lot of time doing this when I was really badly injured and housebound, and it was so good for me to be able to HELP and DO SOMETHING, even when I was in too much pain to leave my bed. So if you are chronically ill/disabled/for whatever reason can't participate or volunteer for things in person, I highly highly recommend.

Next time you wish you could do something - anything - to help

Remember that actually, you can. And help with some science.

[lalalychee]

closer than you know

i've been working on this painting for over 3 months and i am exhausted 💀 so excited to be done with it. i'm really proud of it though!! it's definitely the most detailed painting i've done in quite some time.

(please be sure to zoom in to see all the little details i worked so hard on!)

[ruporas]

dragon meat, you, and me

[toalltheangels]

Everyone has their own story

[northernfireart]

who up washing they mouth closeups<3

[against-all-odds-im-back]

I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to draw @1spooky2me ‘s fantastic Bill design

[sticksandsharks]

I'm part of the ShortBox Comic Fair again, and this year I'm writing a story about a woman who marries a bird(??)

[star-girlfriend]

Did u get my vibes man?

[chloesimaginationthings]

Michael Afton draws FNAF tape girl for Vanessa,,

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Dog Meshi.

[reasonsforhope]

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed a first-of-its-kind state law Monday aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ students from having their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression revealed by schools without consent.

The SAFETY Act prohibits schools from enforcing policies that forcibly out a student and shields teachers and other school staff from retaliation if they refuse to obey such policies. 

The new law makes California the first state to ban outing policies, according to the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus.

Chris Ward, a San Diego Democrat who first introduced the bill in the California Legislature, said in a statement Monday that the SAFETY Act combats a rise in politically motivated attacks on queer and transgender students nationwide. 

"While some school districts have adopted policies to forcibly out students, the SAFETY Act ensures that discussions about gender identity remain a private matter within the family,” Ward said. “As a parent, I urge all parents to talk to their children, listen to them, and love them unconditionally for who they are."

The law’s enactment came nearly a year after Tony Thurmond, the state superintendent of public instruction, said he was forcibly removed from a local school board meeting where he was opposing a district's proposed outing policy, which was eventually blocked in court. 

“Our teachers can now focus on teaching the critical academic skills that our students need to succeed, not on policing the gender identities of children,” Thurmond said in a statement Monday."

-via USA Today, July 16, 2024

[mebis-art-dump]

She is so cool

[balsamibrahim]

Before the War: My Life as a Programmer

Before the war, my life was filled with lines of code, problem-solving, and creative thinking. I was a programmer—building web and mobile apps, writing backend systems in C# and ASP.NET. My days were spent developing projects, learning new technologies, and growing in my career. It wasn’t always easy, but I loved what I did. My work gave me purpose, and my future felt full of possibility.

Now: Life in War

Now, my reality has drastically changed. I live under constant threat, in a war zone, with my family. The sound of explosions has replaced the hum of my computer. Each day is a struggle for survival, filled with fear, grief, and uncertainty.

I have lost loved ones—my cousins, my aunt, and her children. And I have lost my job, my sense of security, and the dreams I once had as a programmer. The war took away my work, but more than that, it has taken away the life I knew.

Hope for the Future

But despite it all, I hold on to hope. Hope that one day, I will return to the work I love. Hope that one day, my family and I can live in peace. Like anyone else in the world, we deserve to feel safe, to dream again, and to rebuild what was lost.

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