“At its most basic level, all of this emotional labour is saying to another human being “you matter. I will take my time to show you that you matter.” And maintaining that glue is something that devolves mainly onto women, 24 hours a day. It feels like most men are taught (ex- or implicitly) to do emotional work only when it gets them something they want now, whereas most women are taught to do emotional work as part of an ongoing exchange that benefits everyone.”
— Emotional Labor: The MetaFilter Thread Condensed (via anti-capitalistlesbianwitch)
Thanks Sara
BIG IRON ON HIS HIP
If your default mental photo of Marilyn Monroe is an over-saturated glamour shot of her with her mouth open, please take a moment to replace it with this one of her giving zero f***s about some bears eating garbage.
sleepy rat redraw 🐀🧸🌷
Tollef Runquist
Secret Room
Oil on canvas
small things can be healing.
a warm, sunny day with a light blue sky / stargazing while laying in the cool grass / the look of natural beauty you only get with blooming flowers / a comfort meal you make for yourself / newly cleaned sheets / socks still warm from the dryer / the smell of your favorite person on your clothes / a cool shower after a hot, busy summer day / the immersion into a story when you start a book you can’t put down / contagious laughter that just keeps getting fueled by itself / the first scene of your favorite movie starting
even little details mean so much. they can mend a person bit by bit.
Cats and train miniature
Super detailed painting, truly stunning