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Climbing on shit 

Getting free things 

Scurrying around back allies 

The blank stare people give you when you suddenly emerge from Dollar General’s dumpster with a Whole christmas tree 

Getting free things

1. Make a genuine commitment to being a disciplined person.

2. Be honest about your weaknesses, distractions, and any habits that might knock you off your course.

3. Make a realistic plan. Write it down, or share it with a friend who will help you to be accountable.

4. Design your day to avoid temptations that will undermine your self discipline.

5. If necessary, change your routine.

6. Reward yourself for small steps in the right direction.

Hi all, it’s Bianca, it’s been a week that I took a break from social media, I was so anxious because someone could send me a message, but I cannot reply to it. However, I spent more of my time in reading and drawing, which really helps me to recharge and relax!!! 

This cute platypus 

Most tribes have websites with information on their history and culture on them, you can look up tribes/nations in your area and find their official pages and some of them will have information like this straight from the tribal members mouths ^w^

Some state websites will list endangered plant and animal species, this is a good thing to become educated on if you’re looking to turn your aesthetic into reality.

I advise focusing on the foraging and sustainable hunting/fishing aspects of the aesthetic and not mentioning commercial farming.

Sustainable foraging, small chicken coops, and kitchen gardens are all some fantastic examples of showing respect for the land.

Logging and large scale woodcutting beyond just enough to build a home and keep warm is something I would also discourage.

A good rule of thumb is to just ask yourself: “Am I taking more from the earth than I need to keep myself and my family alive?” And if so, just work on changing what might be too much.

As long as you stay away from idolizing large scale farming, keeping a lot of livestock, hunting things that you are not going to use in some form, hunting/fishing endangered species, or taking more than the limit for fish/wildlife, you should be okay.

This should be an unspoken rule, but please stay off native land and do not forage there unless you are invited, we have a really big problem with non natives stealing endangered and sacred white sage off of our reservations :(

If you are gifted white sage, other sacred items by a native, or invited to come on our reservations by a native friend, that’s definately okay though ^w^!

Stay away from romanticization of pioneer/colonizer days as a whole too.

If you goal is to love yourself, then your focus is directed inward toward yourself, and you end up constantly watching yourself from the outside, disconnected, trying to summon the “correct” feelings towards yourself or fashion yourself into something you can approve of.

If your goal is to love being yourself, then your focus is directed outward towards life, on living and making decisions based on what brings you pleasure and fulfillment.

Wake up. Plan your day. Be present. Fuel your body.

Work hard. Move your body. Reflect.

the feeling of sunlight on your skin

the smell of pastries as you pass by a bakery

being wrapped up in a blanket with a cup of hot chocolate in your hands on a cold night

holding hands with the person you can’t imagine living without

discovering a new favorite song and listening to it on repeat

having a relaxing bath after a long exhausting day

stumbling upon an ethralling new book or television series

walking through a city in the early morning when it’s chilly and quiet