I. Trauma is shadow. It is a space inside of self that learned to shrink so, so small. Trauma is unsustainable expectations, unchecked fear, comfort that was never offered, pain that was never held in acceptance.  II. Trauma wants to be healed. It demands to be healed. It yearns for a reckoning. It cares not what shape relief takes. It will scratch and bite and rend and spill the blood with its foamy mouth.

Creature by breathemovedivine As I have mentioned before, I started drawing and painting a little over a year ago to see if it would help me re-learn motor skills that had been lost due to autistic burnout. I was also undergoing a major transformation as I realized I had been living a high-stress, damaging, and unsustainable lifestyle that was impacting my physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual existence.

3 Ideas From Me I. "Rest before you're exhausted. Pause before you're broken. Stop before you crash. Preventative rest is not lazy." II. "Your productivity doesn't determine your worth. You are a human being who deserves rest simply because you are alive." III. "Start building a life where rest is woven into your days, not something you earn after breaking yourself.

Society  I. I have only been able to develop a sense of who I really am since October of last year when I got my Autism "Level 1" diagnosis. The validation it gave me for someone to tell me there is a reason I have always felt different, a reason I always felt the world was screaming at me, a reason I was now so broken I literally found it hard to speak, was not only a relief but also an invitation.

Daily writing prompt If you didn't need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time? View all responses If I didn't need sleep, I would use all of that extra time go ghost and cryptid hunting all over the world. What would you do with all of that extra time if you didn't need sleep? Credit: www.liveabout.com

It has been hard to stay focused these days. I'm sure I'm not the only one having this problem. So, in order to get myself focused on making sure I take care of myself and don't let my brain get wrapped around itself, I am sharing each of my completed pieces with some snippets of information about them. The piece for this week is my most recently completed, "Lucid." Some of my pieces are very specifically tied to an idea or an energy that I am observing within myself.

3 Ideas From Me I. "Unmasking isn't a single moment. It's a thousand small choices: Saying 'that's too loud' instead of enduring it Stimming in public without apologizing Leaving the party early because you need to Being honest about what you can and cannot do" II. "The discomfort of unmasking isn't failure. It's growth. You're not 'being difficult' - you're finally being honest.

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"Lineage," by Taletha Maricle-Fitzpatrick #breathemovedivine. 3 Ideas From Me I. "Creativity doesn't need to be confined by any pre-determined boundaries. Whether you are interested in painting, dancing, music, sculpture, woodworking, writing, tinkering, all that matters is that you do what feeds your soul. If you allow yourself to experience the joy of creation, you may find you are more likely to learn what you need or want in a more natural way."

  3 Related Thoughts Creature is a representation of my solar plexus chakra. The process of completing it was an accurate reflection of my long help feeling of being unable to tap my own power.  I. "A finely crafted, well-maintained mask protected you from the admonishment of your fellow human beings for a long time. It wasn't you, but it was a part of you.

3 Ideas From Me I. "Being autistic doesn't make you broken, it makes you sensitive. It is easy to look at your sensory experience as a weakness in a society that thrives on an unfulfilling set of values that don't make room for sensitivity. Give yourself a break." II. "Regulation isn't about fixing yourself. It's about honoring what your body is telling you.

 3 Updates From Me   I. This post is similar to what you will see going forward, but longer since it has been a while. I not only struggle with getting the words from my head to my mouth, but also from my head to my keyboard. Needless to say this can make it difficult to consistently post anything that will promote my business.

HUMAN RIGHTS ARE NOT A POLITICAL AFFAIR I don't know about you, but I am DONE watching people suffer while politicians, dictators, and nepo rulers meet privately to decide how the murder, starvation, ...

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