When someone is feeling bad, it can be hard to know how to improve their mood and support them. Fortunately, these evidence-based affect regulation strategies can help. https://t.co/nxHm5GcxL8
❛ And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is a gift and a privilege, not a right.
Ray Bradbury, who died #OTD in 2012.
"The poet sees for a certainty how one not a great artist may be just as sacred and perfect as the greatest artist. . . . The power to destroy or remould is freely used by him but never the power of attack. . . . The presence of the greatest poet conquers." —Walt Whitman
Being single in a society that glamorizes romantic love is no easy feat, but it can be deeply liberating and fulfilling to many. This is why. https://t.co/PAPDHOEi8m
"Don’t let any technical considerations intimidate you. There are none. You have to invent them. I shall be more moved by your spelling mistakes than by a grammatical exercise."
- Jean Cocteau
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Major cheat code in life: Understanding you can reinvent yourself at any time. New habits, new standards, new friend group, new career, etc. There's no rule that says you have to stay the person you've always been. You're allowed to decide... "I'm done being this version of me."
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So I sang in conformity to the chord of bass guitar.
“When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we see *1
— « My Sweet Darling »
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#ICYMI#ShortFiction#Prose
El verdadero anti-envejecimiento no es verte de 25 para siempre. Es llegar a los 80 años con brillo en los ojos, fuerza en las piernas y planes en el calendario. No hay crema que construya eso. Se construye entrenando fuerza 3 veces por semana, caminando al menos 20 minutos al día, comiendo proteína en cada comida, priorizando 7-9 horas de sueño y pasando más tiempo con la gente que quieres.
Even the healthiest relationships come with responsibilities, compromises, and moments when someone needs something from us. AI asks for far less in return. Here's how that difference could be changing the way we connect and even love, by @JohnNosta https://t.co/z8xXvQ7GnT
"Rather than fearing the blank page, I grew to love this practice of working with my body and keeping my mind active so as to better support my sit-down writing sessions later."
~ Carlin Steere
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"It’s like the piano is an extension of her. For me, these are the most natural hands for the piano that exist..." — Bertrand Chamayou
Martha Argerich #botd
HAPPY FRIENDSHIP FRIDAY
“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
―A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
Creativity is necessary for your health. Channeling it and using it moves your life force energy so it doesn’t get stagnant. It also allows you to have sexual discipline by alchemizing it. Write, paint, have manual hobbies, build something… Integrate it into your everyday life