You are not screaming into the void in vain. The void is just practicing active listening and wants you to let it all out without feeling like it is judging or trying to speak over you
thank you void
flawsinthevoodoo: #the void is there for you #it wants you to know that it and the abyss have been talking #and they both think you’re pretty great #i mean why do you think the abyss looks back into you? #it’s because you look fine as hell
The nicer you are the more beautiful you become
Depression isn’t pretty. But having depression doesn’t make you ugly.
Anxiety is a burden. But having anxiety doesn’t make you a burden.
You aren’t your problems. You deserve respect and patience.
i needed this <3
have patience with yourself. nobody ever got better overnight. you’ll get wherever you need to go in time. for now, remember that every day that you survive is a step forward, and you have survived many days. be proud of yourself.
Boys, romanticize yourselves. You are a king. You are a warrior. You are an enchanter. You are an angel. You are a god. You are all of these things and more, you are the stuff of fairytales.
You know, that’s the first time anyone’s ever told me that
That’s sad, because you deserve the chance to be as much of a prince as I get the chance to be a princess.
That’s really needed actually, thank you.
NOTE TO SELF. — your daily dose of good vibes. (◡‿◡✿) + [ LISTEN ] & [ IMAGE ]
i. trampoline — the unlikely candidates // ii. let’s dance to joy division — the wombats // iii. tonight you’re perfect — new politics // iv. dog days are over — florence + the machine // v. anything — hedley // vi. the cave — mumford & sons // vii. dance — justice // viii. worship you — vampire weekend // ix. starships — nicki minaj // x. (if you’re wondering if i want you to) i want you to — weezer // xi. san francisco — the mowgli’s // xii. hurricane — panic! at the disco // xiii. be calm — fun. // xiv. nonono x pumpkin blood — nonono official // xv. pound the alarm — nicki minaj // xvi. on our way — the royal concept // xvii. harlem — new politics // xviii. spotlight (oh nostalgia) — patrick stump
Some harsh but very very true words
When people let me review their portfolios (on career day or open days at my game design school) I explicitly ban them from commenting during the review… …because otherwise they will follow the impulse to downplay everything I see in an attempt at being humble.
“this is an old image…”“I’m not happy with that one…”
“this is just a sketch…”“I did this really quickly…”
“there is better stuff on later pages…”
It’s totally understandable to have those impulses. The quality of art is not empirical data and therefore impossible to measure. Good art, bad art, it all comes down to standards. And you don’t want to come off as naive or self-absorbed.
But just don’t do it. Don’t talk yourself down in front of others. In the best case you have someone supportive who now thinks “damn, this person needs to be prepped up all the time. Do I really want to work with somebody like that” or in worst case “now that you say it, yeah, this is kinda lame/rushed/unfinished/lazy, go away.”
You can only submit what you have. If that is not enough, then it’s not enough. Your attitude will not change that. But if it is enough, you can do serious harm by not being confident of who you are now.
This means appreciating what you are able to do right now and have a clear vision of what you want to learn, be confident that you will learn it in time.
Be proud.This is really important. Eliminate this urge. Eliminate it professionally, when having contact with people in a position to buy your work. Eliminate it socially, when you just share your work for fun. Destroy this urge as thoroughly as you possibly can.
Because when you have done that, you’ll find that you feel at least 25% less shitty about your own work. You lose the urge to do it. You stop reinforcing those negative thoughts, and they retreat. They may never go away completely (although they might!) but this is good practice for ignoring those thoughts flat-out.
Don’t shit-talk yourself. Even if you can’t be SO PROUD, don’t ever try to influence anyone’s opinion toward your work in the negative.
Try to love your work. Try to see what you learned from each piece, even if it’s a failure. If you feel that you learned nothing, appreciate the fact that just spending time on it is honing your skills and giving you valuable practice.
i used to be super not-confident in my own work. When I stopped pointing out the flaws in my own stuff, I felt better about it almost immediately.