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Hey, Tumblr.

Today is May 1. The first day of Mental Health Month. This entire month we want to nudge all of you to celebrate triumphs, acknowledge struggles, and just come together. Let other people know they’re not alone. Feel less alone yourself. It’s what Post it Forward is all about.

One of the incredible ways you—all of you—have helped shape Tumblr is with your ability to be open and honest.  It was you that turned this platform into a community, one based on genuine expression, creativity, and acceptance.

Neat. How can I participate?

Glad you asked! Each week, for all four weeks, we’ll be giving you ideas for ways to Post it Forward.

Week 1—Post it for you: How you practice self-care and personal well-being.

Week 2—Post it for each other: Ways you can be there for each other.

Week 3—Post it for reflection: Sharing stories of personal growth and development.

Week 4—Post it for the future: Committing to continuous reflection and improvement.

This week is all about posting for you. Acts of self-care. Here are some places to start:

Post an emoji spell for self-care and positivity. 🌈 🔮 💕 🌱

Share a photo or GIF of something that calms you down. Don’t have one? Here’s one.

What’s the one thing that always cheers you up? Post a photo of it, take a GIF, or illustrate it. Toss a sticker on it, if you’d like.

Never forget that you are valid! Post a selfie with “valid” sticker (see below).

Make a list of things you like about yourself.

Make a checklist of 5 acts of self-care you promise to do for yourself this week.

Make an audio post with a song that helps you zone out and re-energize.

Don’t forget to tag all your posts with #postitforward this month! It makes it easier for everyone to find each other’s contributions.

What else?

We’ve asked our pal Tumblrbot (@tumblrbot) to help out with any extra encouragement you might need. Try sending them messages like “tell me about Mental Health Month” or “what’s this week’s prompt?” Tumblrbot will let you know what’s up, because Tumblrbot is a friend to all of us.

We got Answer Times, all of them taking place right here on Post it Forward unless indicated otherwise:

5/4—Utkarsh Ambudkar, NAMI (@namiorg) ambassador, Pitch Perfect actor, and member of hip-hop improv group, Freestyle Love Supreme.

5/8—AJ Mendez Brooks, NAMI (@namiorg) ambassador, former pro wrestler, and author of Crazy Is My Superpower, a memoir about her experiences with bipolar disorder.

5/9—Brittany Snow and Courtney Knowles, co-founders of Love is Louder, from their official blog (@loveislouderofficial).

5/10—Kelly Williams Brown, New York Times best-selling author, from her official blog (@adulting).

5/15—Cynthia Germanotta, Lady Gaga’s mother and co-founder of the Born This Way Foundation.

5/16—Shannon Beveridge (@now-this-is-living), 25-year-old YouTube star. She’ll be partnering with It Gets Better (@itgetsbetterproject).

5/23—The creators of #TheBlackout movement, from their official blog (@theblackoutofficial).

5/25—Anna Akana, YouTuber, writer, director, and activist, from her official blog (@annaakana).

5/26—Mental health advocates Patrick and Amy Kennedy.

We even have some limited edition stickers ready for you in the Tumblr app right now:

“LIKE & REBLOG” thing

Thank you a 10 000 times, you are all so cool!

About this, I’ve decided to make a small contest, you just need to like and/or reblog this post, and only this one. I’ll make the random selection of one or several winner(s) the November 28th 2016.

1000 notes = 2nd winner

2000 notes = 3rd winner etc…

The winner(s) will chose ONE print each one, from the selection i’ve made above…

Signed print, on 300gsm paper, 11,69 x 16,54 inches , limited edition, only on this contest.

Shipment, ONLY available in the Eropean Union.

Thank you again

Merci 10 000 fois, vous êtes trop cools !

Pour ça, j’ai décidé de faire un petit concours, il vous suffit de liker et/ou rebloguer ce billet, et celui ci seulement. je ferai la sélection  aléatoire de un ou plusieurs gagnants le 28 Novembre 2016.

1000 notes = 2éme gagnant

2000 notes  = 3ème gagnant etc…

Le ou les gagnants choisirons donc UN dessin chacun, parmi la sélection ci dessus..

Impression et signature, sur papier 300gr, format A3, édition limité à ce concours.

Expédition, UNIQUEMENT valable dans l’Union Européenne.

Hello my fellow Tumblers. I usually don’t ask for favors here but there’s a BIG problem going on in my country that’s threatening one of the biggest science achievements in the world. Well, I am from Puerto Rico, a small island in the Caribbean sea that’s territory of the US. Puerto Rico hosts the biggest radio telescope in the world yet, the Arecibo Observatory, that’s been helping and serving many countries around the world to understand the Universe, everything about asteroids, our atmosphere and many more cool and important science stuff. It turns out that there’s been a recent threat to cut its budget, again (by $4m). This time, and under this ongoing debt crisis in our island, it will be a fatal decision that will severely impact the many projects going on there, and ultimately will force the Observatory to close if no action is done to prevent it. What I’m asking for is two things: first, please sign this petition to reach the goal (100,000 signatures by June 27, 2016) to ask The White House to keep these science installations well funded. And second, to SPREAD THIS LIKE FIRE so we can reach more people and ultimately reach the goal. 

I personally don’t want this to happen. I have worked on some researches in the Arecibo Observatory and I have had the opportunity to meet many scientists, engineers and personnel, as well as the kind of people that come to visit such important science structure (people from all over the world). I also know of some other projects going on that will suffer this cut if it’s not prevented. So PLEASE, if you have some spare seconds, sign this petition and spread the word so we can keep the Arecibo Observatory well funded and running. @science-junkie @scienceshenanigans @scienceisbeauty @sagansense @archatlas @discoverynews @fuckyeahphysica @governmentsecret @just–space @laboratoryequipment @nasa @n-a-s-a @ohscience @ohstarstuff @shittyidea @usaproblems @wefuckinglovescience Can you guys help us out? Here you have some pics taken by me on my first research trip this year:

Boom, etc.

We’re approaching the pre-order deadline for our return, so now is an excellent time to talk to your retailer if you want a copy. It’s a good one. To quote the solicitation text…

An ideal jumping-on point. Persephone, live. The question is, will it be for more than one night? Don’t call it a comeback, as JAMIE McKELVIE and MATT WILSON return to THE WICKED + THE DIVINE for the most rock-and-roll everything-explodes arc of the hit series.

We’ve also spent some time trying to make this work as a clean jumping on point for those who want to try the book, whether or not you’ve read any of the previous trades. It’s certainly a good time to get on board if you’ve been following the trades. This one motors.

(The first issue is slightly longer than usual as well. We wanted to return big. It’s been so long.)

Don’t know how to pre-order? Here’s a comic where I explain it. In short, speak to your retailer and say you want it. If they ask for the order codes, it’s FEB160561 for the first cover and FEB160562 for the alternate cover. 

A new study found by the year 2050, fish will officially be out-populated by plastic trash. But there are a few things we can do to stop it.

Mitigation strategies:

dramatically increase recycling of plastic products,

reducing the amount of plastic introduced to the ocean