herbivorousfool
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silly little comic about chronic pain
[image id: an 8 panel comic
the first panel has a conversation between two people. the one on the right is a light gray, and facing away from the viewer. they are meant to represent a generic person. they are saying, "wow, chronic pain sounds like it sucks." sucks is written in a dark pink. the person on the right has tan skin, a pink shirt, and pink hair. he responds "haha yeah."
the second panel shows the same two people, with the first person saying "how do you tolerate it? i'd go crazy!" tolerate is written in a dark pink. the second person responsed "um..." and trails off
the third panel shifts to a drawing of the second person sitting curled into himself. it is entirely grayscale, except for his pink hair, which is a little more muted. the text around him reads "i tolerate it because not doing so isn't an option". 'isn't an option' is written in dark pink.
the fourth panel shows him sitting and leaning against the left edge of the frame, with his legs stretched out. it reads "because what else am i supposed to do?" supposed is in all caps and written in dark pink.
the fifth panel shows a torso up drawing of him in the bottom right corner. the text reads "i can't hope for a day i'll wake up and be better." better is written in dark pink and all caps on the left half of the panel.
the sixth panel shows him sleeping, with a brown dog near his head. the text above him reads "all i can do is make sure i wake up." wake up is written in dark pink.
the seventh panel is all text, reading "i tolerate it because it needs to be tolerable". tolerable is written in dark pink.
the eighth panel shifts back to the conversation between the two people. the man finishes his response to the other person's question with "i don't know".
end image id]
@hatr @fasterthanlime
there's something so raw and soul crushing about spending your late childhood+teen years suicidal then growing up and actually wanting to live, after an ungodly effort, only to see your health deteriorate because of chronic illness.
life's a song
Life is a song of souls
Of hard truths that rarely get told
Of soft lies that comfort the bold
voting, elections, demo cracy
If we argue that by not participating in elections, we're making a statement that we reject the political system and we don't even want to take part in the system, we're being stupid
We're already a part of the political system, politics pervades the society and us
Elections give us a chance to influence the system
By not voting, you're making yourself more powerless
fear
Fear is the rejection of reality based on illusions/ irrational reasons/ faulty perceptions
formula for success
part luck + part privilege + part hard work + part talent
Luck and talent cannot be controlled
Privilege can be influenced or bought
That's why we focus on hard work
But if we don't succeed, it's not always because we didn't work hard enough
And actually it's almost always luck
autonomy and accountability go hand in hand
Autonomy without accountability is useless. You're free. Free for what? Free to do what? We need to specify. You're not free to fly like a bird and fall like a stone. You're not (always) free to travel without a visa.
Direction is important with freedom.
If you want autonomy you have to be accountable for something. The reverse is also true: If someone holds you accountable for something, they should give you autonomy.
everybody's a creative
Anyone can be creative and come up with ideas
But real creatives come up with ideas and own the ideas
Execute and own the execution
Take feedback without taking it personally and then make changes to fit the bill
This takes training and hardwork
This takes dedication and persistence
Go ahead and call yourself a creative but don't forget to do all these things
perfectionism is a disease
Don't chase perfection but do strive for excellence.
Excellence is a virtue.
Punch above your weight.
things and gifts
The thing about things is that the more you have things the more you want things
When it comes to gifts, it's not the thing that counts, it's the thought of bringing the gift that counts
forget her
Have you forgotten her yet?
"Not yet." replies the prisoner, just like yesterday and the day before and the day before that.
"Then you'll stay here till you do. I'll come back tomorrow."
The prisoner laughs, just like yesterday and the day before that and the day before that.
seek different experiences
Just doing or experiencing one thing continuously in life leads to fatigue, boredom, and a mundane life
You need to do and experience different things
For example, with your partner if you just have positive experiences, it'll wear them out and you'll become less excited the next time a positive experience happens. You need to also experience negative things with your partner.
This being said, the concept of "balance" is not true here. You shouldn't have the same number of positive and negative experiences. Negative ones should be less and interspersed throughout the positive ones.
be irrational
It's irrational to want happiness while knowing about all the fucking world events and personal tragedies
But there's no other way to achieve happiness
You cannot keep the events and tragedies aside. You have to live with them. And by being irrational about it, by still wanting to be happy despite those things, you'll get happiness
It's rational to worry about finances and parents, be irrational and be in the moment, and think happy thoughts
skipping months
Days turn into weeks, weeks into years I skipped months, spent wiping off my tears
humility and generosity
Humility is acknowledging your weaknesses, not denying your strengths
Generosity is elevating others, not diminishing yourself
life after death
Of course, there's life after death
For those in the living world
For those left behind
For the rest of us
fell on the fire
I fell on the fire But shielded myself from sun Things are looking brighter This is the way I want to be
Pub trail run like The World's End
Why don't pubs everywhere do a tie up and have a trail run like in the movie The World's End?
Promote it all over the town, have posters of it all over the pubs, mention it in the QR menu. Ask patrons each time one gets seated if they're doing the trail run and get them interested in doing it.
Get the trail run included in online publications, blogs, travel forums, and promote the heck out of it.
Win-win for all pubs in the area.
enjoy life
Do things according to your intuition, then find reasons to justify them.
Sometimes you need to do research and find reasons beforehand. While doing this, be patient. You will get whatchu want.
Be patient always. Things will happen for you. Good things will happen for you.
But also have the courage to face izzues when things don't go your way.
Don't be disappointed or distraught.
Don't get angry at people, things, or circumstances.
Understand that it was always one of the results and accept it with patience.
Enjoy life.
believe in yourself
Whenever you sit to work, remind yourself that you don't have to finish a thing ASAP or arrive at a solution ASAP
You just have to think about the solution and your brain will start making connections. Then all you have to do is go on about your task, slowly, without wanting it to be perfect or exactly as you want
You can do it, you have it in you
You just have to be patient
Don't try to finish a work task ASAP
Don't try do do it so well that you blow everyone's mind
Instead, do it with patience and remain aware of things around you
Believe in yourself
don't stress
Just be curious about everything around you
Don't try to force yourself to think of something all the time
Allow yourself to forget things
Don't stress
86 units shy of a stupid degree
I don't have a marketing degree, so I work harder than those with one.
I don't have that piece of paper to point to when people ask for my qualifications so I've built a body of work that I can point to instead.
Work that I've poured my everything into.
Work that shows bottom-line improvement numbers because I don't have grades to show.
When I take up a project I put my back into it because I know that if I fail people won't attribute it to market conditions, budget constraints, or bad luck but to my lack of a marketing degree, formal education, and theoretical knowledge.
Human beings are not rational being, we're rationalizing beings
Adulting
We become adults when we stop blaming others for our problems
Хрустальное утро by Алексей Угальников