#this is healing

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From the Orca Conservancy FB page:

"Yesterday L Pod made history as the first Southern Resident killer whales to return to Penn Cove since the horrific captures in 1970.

Ls surprised us all again by not only returning to Penn Cove, only this time, going much further into the cove. As they entered they were very surface active with many breaches and spy hops. As the day got later they appeared to be resting in the cove.

Orcas are cultural animals and pass down information from generation to generation. The whales that experienced the 1970s capture forever avoided the area and taught their offspring to avoid it as well. L25 is the only remaining Resident that was alive during the captures, and she was present with L Pod as they entered Penn Cove.

It’s hard to say why they have chosen now to return. One possible explanation is that there has been enough lapse in generations that the younger generation is more open to exploring new places. We hope their continued presence in Saratoga Passage is an indication they are finding food. And it’s entirely possible that today they decided to duck into Penn Cove to get out of the wind gusts and rest."

If nothing else good happens this week, this happened 🥹

[wineonawhitetee]

Stolitz fluff doodled on my phone because I can't draw them unless they're being cute and silly

[loviely]

somewhere between 17 and now i became soft. not sure if it happened last year or last week. but i have become soft. and i hate that people mistake that for weak. or fragile. i am not either of those, another secret thing i guess, the girl who never gave up on herself. the girl who chose kindness when her eating disorder was ripping her apart. when alcohol was killing me from the inside out!!! i became soft when i wanted to be hard and mean. i became soft. i showed affection. i showed up in general, for everyone, even myself. and maybe it's okay that 17 year old me wouldn't recognize 25 year old me. i would take 17 year old me by the hand and i would say "it's okay that you think this what you're meant to do, but you're not meant for this, you're meant for so much more" and maybe it'd convince 17 year old me that i didn't need the boys, or the drugs, or the alcohol. i just needed me.

[your-official-gingerartist]

Father daughter bonding :3c

She.. she misheard him and thought he said go outside to taste the rain.. not feel the rain

[popponn]

wow would you look at that. it's 5 pm time to love isagi again. so his charm points

eyes: very blue. very big. very cute.

have you seen the little two leaves up on his hair. very cute.

he is humble. way too humble i say because buddy you are the main character please celebrate a little longer but hey. we love a humble king. love you isagi.

he is friendly. unless when he is pissed and in field, but that's part of his charm.

family man. he might only be good at soccer but he loves his family. probably the most normal & healthy family in the whole series. mama papa isagi thank you for raising your son i love you

honestly everything. his greenflags are charming, his redflags? if you are strong enough they are cute quirks.

okay thats all thank you.

[papillonpurplerw]

everyone stop what you’re doing and watch the bear rn.

[internetforthesociallyinept]

Laying in bed watching YouTube and I’m SHAKEN awake by the realization that this baking video exists

[breakupcollections]

i forgot my first anniversary

[lesbian-in-leather]

Hey hi hello did you know that part of getting better and having friends that actually like you is that sometimes they will say or do things that will make you spontaneously burst into tears? And then you'll just be there sobbing over something that probably shouldn't have made you cry at all and that's still you getting better. You're still healing, and they're helping you, and that's okay

It's great actually

[crocodrake]

giggling so hard booping random people i've never seen in my life

[vizthedatum]

Putting yourself on a pedestal - and I mean, your true self (including all the parts you didn’t like about yourself or the stuff you kept hidden away because it wouldn’t appease people around you) on a pedestal… IS HEALTHY.

Take yourself seriously.

Fill yourself up with your perception of self-worth, and know you’ve always been worthy. It’s the most wholesome form of confidence there is.

And it’s not the same as the people who portray a fraction of who they are or put on a false mask. That’s not the type of confidence I’m talking about.

I’m talking about being proud of who you are, despite whatever people might think (and some people will literally think you’re full of it or unreal - some people will call you selfish - but you know that you’re being honest with yourself).

[niceboyeds]

going through all my socials and changing my last name so i’m not associated with him anymore🥰

[stupidsexygrizzop]

naddpod always makes me cry. sometimes its crying laughing sometimes its actual crying but both are fantastic.

[spittingoutthebloodandscreaming]

maybe if i hd my hair cut like gerards on the ring of fire leg i would actually be ok with having a bob....

[cravinganescape]

My therapist: What do you think is stopping you from allowing yourself to process those feelings?

Me: I like how empowered I feel now. I don’t want to go back to feeling like that small, vulnerable, unsafe kid.

My therapist: If you allow yourself to go there, can coming back to who you are now also feel empowering?

WHY, YES, IT CAN. IT ACTUALLY MAKES ME FEEL MORE EMPOWERED WHEN I FIND MY WAY BACK DURING SUCH VULNERABLE MOMENTS.

HEALING THE DEEP WOUNDS OF MY SOUL WITH EVERY AFFIRMATION AND OUNCE OF SELF-COMPASSION I CAN GIVE MYSELF DURING THESE MOMENTS IS EMPOWERING.