John Green, An Abundance of Katherines (via books-n-quotes)
Don’t listen to that voice in your head that says you aren’t good enough. Because you are good enough, and will always be.
Lukas W. // To observe (via somepiecesofmyheartandsoul)
Kurt Vonnegut (via purplebuddhaquotes)
“Determination, to get from where we have been, to where we belong.”
— Daily Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson
“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.”
— Stephen King
“Nobody ever says that, that those who fear falling in love have this tendency to be more affectionate and nurturing and gentle lovers. It’s not the fear of “falling in love” that they’re actually afraid of but the fear of “being in love.” The fear of being somewhere they’ve always wanted and the fear of not being worthy enough of it.”
— Juansen Dizon, Philophobia
There was a lot of behind-the-scenes griping at Pixar about how difficult it was to animate the first Incredibles - it was their first movie with all-human characters after all - and in the end, I don’t think they were totally satisfied with the result.
With that being said, I am 100% certain that this is just an excuse to flex on the haters and show how far animation has come in 14 years. And I am totally fine with that.
first movie: “HAIR? YOU WANT US TO ANIMATE LONG FLOWING HAIR?? ARE YOU INSANE???”
Second movie: “and then he turns into smoke that realistically reacts to a ball flying through it… he also turns into realistically flowing water at one point”
This is why was had to wait 84 years…
i saw this post earlier about therapists and it reminded me of my old therapist paul, who in my opinion is one of the greatest men alive and who did not put up with my bullshit for even one second
anyway i go in to see paul one week in the summer of 2016, and i’m doing my usual bullshit which consists of me talking shit about myself, and paul is staring at me, and then he cuts me off and says that he’s got a new tool for helping people recognize when they’re using negative language, and gets up and goes over to his desk
and i’m like alright hit me with that sweet sweet self-help article my man, because i’m a linguistic learner and whenever paul’s like here i have a tool for you to use it’s pretty much always an article or a book or something
paul opens a drawer, takes something out, and turns back around. i stare.
i say, paul.
is that a nerf gun.
yeah, says paul.
i say, are you gonna shoot me with a nerf gun in this professional setting.
he happily informs me that that’s really up to me, isn’t it. and sits back down. and gestures, like, go ahead, what were you saying?
and i squint suspiciously and start back up about how i’m having too much anxiety to leave the house to run errands, like it was a miracle to even get here, like i’ve forgone getting groceries for the past week and that’s so stupid, what a stupid issue, i’m an idiot, how could i–
a foam dart hits me in the leg.
i go, hey! because my therapist just shot me in the leg. paul blinks at me placidly and raises an eyebrow. i squint again.
i say, slowly, it’s– not a stupid issue, i’m not stupid, but it’s frustrating me and i don’t want it to be a problem i’m having.
no dart this time. okay. sweet.
so the rest of the hour passes with me intermittently getting nailed with tiny foam darts and then swearing and then fixing my language and, wouldn’t you know it, i start liking myself a little more by the end of the session, which is mildly infuriating because paul can tell and he’s very smug about it
anyway i leave his office and the lady having the next appointment walks in and i hear what’s all over the floor? and paul very seriously says cognitive behavioral therapy tools.
The “I won’t hesitate, bitch” vine but @ friends who don’t love themselves
“Surround yourself with people who make you hungry for life, touch your heart, and nourish your soul.”
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