Hey students everywhere, I'm proud of you. You are so much more than enough.

Hey my maggots who're stuck in the education system right now. This is a long post but... but I know how many of you need to hear this, so please do. I just want you to know...

I'm proud of you. I'm so, so proud of you.

For continuing to survive in a system that's so bullshit that it can fail you at art, give you a grade for composing music, decide your seat in a medical college based on multiple choice questions about obscure ecology statistics (that are probably outdated), and decide whether or not you should study literature based on your summary of a pre-approved book.

I'm so proud of you.

i see you, I know you're exhausted, you're losing the love for subjects that were once your passion but now are ruined, you're burnt out and scared, you're studying things you don't even care about.

I know there are some of you who feel guilty even taking the time to read these words. I know, because I was there.

I'm proud of you for every second you spend doing the things you love, for every second you've spent trying so hard, for every second you've spent resting, for every second you've spent doing ridiculous things that made you smile and laugh and cry, for every second you studied and every second that you didn't, for every second you've spent wasting time because hey the point is that you lived that time and that's amazing in itself.

It's a fucked up system. It's broken and deeply flawed on every level, from the administration to the teaching to the budget to the students' mentality to the politics to the inclusivity... it's all fucked.

The more you recognise that, the closer you'll get to maybe realising that truth. That your talent and love for a subject, for an art form, for a branch of science or mathematics or a language, cannot possibly be measured in fucking numbers or alphabets from A to F.

The very idea is ridiculous, yet here we are, believing it.

Let's not anymore. It'll take a while to push it out of our head. But we can do it.

Yeah?

Tell yourself, and the people you know who are at any stage of education right now, all of this. It's not your fault. You're doing so well. I'm proud of you. So much of this is out of your control, with factors that shouldn't matter affecting your grade, with things happening that you can't help. So I'm proud of you. For being you and living. I'm sorry if you don't hear it enough, because you should.

I'm so, so proud of you.

Jean-Luc Picard @SpaceDadSupport Don't measure your success in both personal and career goals against those who used methodologies that violate your values to achieve those things sooner. If you lied, cheated, and stomped upon others you could rise faster too. I'm proud of you for not doing that. 2:40 PM · Apr 4, 2024

Happy Coming Out day!!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎🩵🩷🤍

You are strong!

You are brave!

You are doing your best!

You are worth it!

You are cool!

You are kind!

​You are loved!

You are beautiful!

You are perfect the way you are!

i have been suddenly hit by a wave of sadness. fear. loneliness. anger.

i try to be neutral at best about being disabled. i do not want to return to the life i held when i hated my body. and yet, it is hard, and i am struggling.

abled people tend to forget how much we lose when we become disabled. it’s more than me “struggling to walk” or “being fatigued”. i lose relationships with friends and family, i lose my hobbies that now physically and/or mentally exhaust me, i lose things and people that mean a lot. i grow lonely and less hopeful of the future.

i am angry that my body is taking away things that are part of me, important to who i am and who i have become.

this is a gentle reminder to all of my fellow disableds who traverse this universe, as well as myself:

it is okay to be angry, sad, frustrated, and hate your situation. it is okay to be angry about people not understanding what life is like as a disabled person in a world not accessible to us.

your body is here. you are here. every part of your body and the aids you may have as they are in the present- they are marks that you are surviving. you are still alive. your body has adapted however it needs in order to keep working, to allow you to survive whatever it has undergone.

and i am so fucking proud of you, despite being a stranger on the internet. you have made it this far. i am so fucking proud of you.

may your pains ease, and may the world become easier to traverse for you, both mentally and physically. i send you my support.

take care, my lovely, absolutely amazing disabled friends <3

I need your arms around me right now.

To whoever is reading this,

I know life isn’t easy but I am so proud of you no matter where you are or where you end up,

I am proud of you for getting this far and being here where you are,

I know life isn’t easy but I just want you to know I believe in you and everything you are capable of,

As long as you can feel your heart beating you have a purpose here and you are not worthless,

I see the beauty in you that you can’t see but also I see the strength in you too,

This isn’t all for nothing just so you know,

I’ll be out here if you need me when you feel outnumbered,

I won’t be too far away from you,

Take my hand and feel my love pouring into you,

Look into my eyes so you don’t feel alone,

You are loved and make a difference in someone’s life,

Just remember somebody out there is proud of you for just being alive, alive in a world that’s filled with hate and pain,

But life is beautiful and let me remind / show you!

To anyone reading this, I hope you're doing well and that you are healthy physically and mentally but if you're not then I hope you're hanging in there. Just keep holding on okay, don't give up. It's not the end yet, you're doing your best and that right there, that's got to amount to something. Just know that I am proud of you that you're doing the best that you can under the circumstances. Be well.

Ps. Save this and send to your loved ones, anyone going through something, or grieving someone you lost, even battling depression and anxiety you can do it okay, you can rise up and save yourself. You are loved tremendously. Go have a listen to Andra Day's - Rise Up - such a beautiful song.

i’ve made my mistakes. i will continue to. that’s life. i may not be proud of certain mistakes, but i love every version of myself. i am proud of myself for taking the time to learn. i love my potential. i love myself. i will always continue trying to love myself. for future me, for me now, and little me..

Jean-Luc Picard @SpaceDadSupport Being frightened of something but getting through it anyway because it must be done is the essence of bravery. I'm always proud of you for your continued bravery. 4:08 PM · Mar 18, 2024

if you're reading this, i need you to know how proud i am of you. here you are, you've conquered another week and are ready to face a new one. it's really couragous of you to keep going with hope in your heart even when things aren't always looking bright. so yes, i am incredibly proud of you. and i hope you can be proud of yourself too.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I can’t realise it tbh but it is freaking 2024!! I hope all of you guys are doing fine and if there is anything you can text me!! No one should be feeling alone this year!:))

Short reminder:

You are worth it! You are strong and you can do anything if you just keep on! I am proud of you and that you survived another year.

Make yourself happy because you deserve it!!!

Love you all<333333

I want to say something; you ARE a artist! And I am talking to all of you reading this, from the person who is able to live off of sold works and comissions to the teenager drawing one piece yaoi. You are an artist. You are creating, you are learning, you are improving. With all that’s going around recently it can be difficult to feel you can improve, especially because some of the best ways to learn are now frowned upon for no reason!!! I am here to say that to you should in fact call yourself an artist, no matter how little you THINK you’re worthy of the title. Personally i really improved my motivation, experimentation and learning process when i started admitting to myself that i am an artist, have been for years.

am i living off of my art? no. have i ever even sold a piece? no. does that matter? no. not to the title. because i am still an artist. and as an art student i am telling you that you are, too.

after all, who is qualified to judge art by its merit, but the artists themselves?

This is for the Lesbians...

This is for the lesbians who grew up hating their masculinity or femininity because it felt like a performance or a mask. This is for lesbians who were angry and/or sad when they had to come to terms with not liking men. This is for lesbians who are or were disappointed in themselves for being gay. This is for the lesbians who are POC and don’t feel seen enough. This is for the lesbians who don’t ‘look’ or ‘dress’ lesbian and feel alienated because of it. This for the lesbians who do ‘look’ or ‘dress’ lesbian and feel like they stick out like a sore thumb because of it. This is for POC lesbians who feel unsafe in their surroundings and as a result do not desire to ‘look gay’ for other lesbians to recognize them. This is for lesbians who were traumatized by men or forced themselves in a relationship with one. This is for trans and non-binary lesbians who have their identities constantly questioned and invalidated. This is for lesbians who feel like their womanhood plays a large part in their lesbianism. This is for lesbians who don’t. This is for lesbians who take testosterone, wear chest binders, get top surgery/chest reductions, and/or get masculine haircuts. This is for lesbians with gender dysphoria. This is for lesbians who are jealous of men. This is for lesbians who wanted a childhood where they were free to be themselves. This is for you. I love you. You are amazing, things get better. I know that I am just a stranger behind a screen, but I am proud of you because I am you.  

I thought about making an April's fool joke but I decided to do this...

Orginally, I wanted to make a wholesome joke called "Important PSA" which would have been me reminding you guys to stay hydrated and add a rick roll gif, but I decided to not do any jokes.

Instead, here's a message from your tumblr mom

I want you to remind you how awesome you are. The Internet can be a thought place and not to even mention self-esteem problems and not feeling enough are real things, that I and many others do struggle.

I know that sometimes is hard to see your progresd with many others seemingly being "more talented" than you are, but there is a little secret:

They might also feel like they are not talented enough too and also compared themselves with others

This shouldnt be a reason to beat yourself up and be frustrated but instead look at your old works and see how far you had gone and you'll be surprised. Take this as a way to motivate yourself to keep going as you improve a little each day

And there is a secret for me that brings me up when works don't go as well as I planned: "Although it didn't exactly go as I planned, at least people enjoy it and thats ok, it is part of my journey to grow" and I often like to think that at least it made someone smile because I am sure it would did because the littlest things can make someone smile too

So, don't feel discouraged about trying to share your work, do it in many places you can, and before you can realized it with time you will noticed you brought a smile to someone face.

I also recomend to be kind but respectful to yourself, and never forget that the smallest things can make a whole difference

You never know how sweet a smile or a thank you from someone by doing your best or being kind can mean to you but also for them

You are special in your own merits and the greatest power you have is to bring joy towards others.

Even if you don't see it know, one day you will realized how many people you made happy thought your works or simply offering a sweets smile