Relationship goals asf! Devin.
(via traicionerra-blog)
If you sanctimoniously tell someone who suffers from low self-esteem and feelings of hopelessness that they shouldn’t even think about being in a relationship “until you learn to love yourself”
Just know that what you’re saying to them is “your symptoms make you undeserving of love and companionship”
and that makes you super-duper ableist.
Depression, hopelessness, sorrow, anxiety, etc, are not mutually exclusive with healthy happy relationships.
(via donk2x-blog)
#grafity #artecholo #guadalupe #monterrey (en Guadalupe N.L.)
One of the most important reasons to encourage an individual rather than praise them is to empower that individual. If I give you praise then I am telling you that you need my approval, that your worth is determined by me; when you should be able to define your own worth without seeking out approval from another. This seeking approval can come naturally because many of us want our loved ones to value what we think, feel, and do, and wanting the approval of a loved one is not a bad thing necessarily but one can be supportive while encouraging an individual. Praise is instant gratification; praise is here and gone in a second. “Oh, that’s nice,” the teacher says to the child who just showed them his or her artwork. The child sought attention and appreciation, received a typical response, and returns to their seat. Sure, saying “that’s nice” is a nice thing to say but encouraging statements leave a greater impact and truly shows the individual that you are paying attention. By saying “that’s nice” the teacher has given the child their approval. That tells the child what they did is important if the teacher says so, reinforcing authority, rather than encouraging positive self-esteem.
I was requested by an elementary school to come in and do a presentation, including story telling, a craft, and drumming. I have participated in these kinds of presentations since I was a child but now it is different, because the schools are coming to me and not just the program, or just my mother. *feeling blessed*
Louie Gong (pictured 3rd from the left in the last photo) is an educator, activist, and artist who was raised by his grandparents in the Nooksack tribal community. He is the past President of MAVIN, co-developer of the Mixed Heritage Center, and a former child and family therapist. Louie is also the founder of Eighth Generation, through which he merges traditional Coast Salish art and icons from popular culture to make strong statements about identity, such as his highly sought-after, hand-drawn custom shoes. Louie’s latest creation is called “Mockups”, a DIY art toy based on his work with youth and his desire to a make the experience of personalizing a pair of shoes more accessible.
Louie is proud to have represented his family and community through keynote level presentations and custom shoe workshops around the world, as well as in media such as NBC Nightly News, The New York Times, MSNBC.com, and Indian Country Today. His unique merger of art and activism is the subject of UNRESERVED: the Work of Louie Gong, a Longhouse Media film that was selected to screen at prestigious film festivals around the world, including Festival De Cannes and National Geographic’s All Roads Film Festival.
In 2012, Louie began an artistic partnership with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian called Design Yourself: I AM NMAI, and a collaboration with Manitobah Mukluks that led to the “LG Gatherer”, a limited edition boot that has already sold out of it’s first 3 runs.
Louie was recently honored by being named to Native Max Magazine’s list of the “Top 10 Inspirational Native’s: Past and Present” and received the Seattle Indian Health Board’s Adeline Garcia’s Community Service Award, through which the nation’s largest Urban Indian Health Clinic recognizes community leaders for volunteer service.
(via ezvm)
You will fall in love with me. Then, just months later, you will fall out. I will pretend the entire time that I don’t know it’s coming.
(via aruxxh)
![transcendboundaries:
“ gaywrites:
“ [If you’re going home to an unsupportive family this holiday season, remember that your worth is not defined by what they say or how they treat you.] Friendly reminder!
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Can’t have enough stuff like this.
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[If you’re going home to an unsupportive family this holiday season, remember that your worth is not defined by what they say or how they treat you.] Friendly reminder!
Can’t have enough stuff like this.
(via collectivepast)
