Oodles of Doodles

If people are mad at you, it's their responsibility to tell you, not your responsibility to guess

If they're mad at you in secret anyways, they're the ones in the wrong, not you

If people don't like what you're doing, it's their responsibility to tell you

If they say it's fine when it's really not, they're the ones in the wrong, not you

People are allowed to be wrong about you

If they are wrong about you, wait for them to bring it up, because if you try to, you will inevitably overcorrect

Some people are committed to misunderstanding you. You will not win arguments against them. Yes, even if you explain your point of view. They do not care. Drop it

The worst thing that will happen from a first-time offense is being told not to do it again. Maybe with a replacement if you broke something

You can improve relationships and gauge willingness to talk to you by giving compliments. It's like a daily log-in bonus and nobody thinks twice about it

Most things are better after you sleep on them

Most things are better after you have a meal

Most things are better after you shower

Your brain makes up consequences that are irrational. If the worst DOES come to pass and someone acts like they do in your head, they are overreacting, and you are entitled to say "what the fuck"

If your chest hurts after you feel like you've made a social error, that's called rejection-sensitive dysphoria. It means your anxiety is so bad that it's causing you physical pain, which is a good indicator that you're overreacting. Tense yourself, hold it for 20 seconds, let it go, then find a distraction

If you're suddenly angry at someone after you feel like you made a social error, that's also rejection-sensitive dysphoria. You are going to feel annoyed about it for awhile, but being genuinely pissed off is your anxiety trying to find something to blame to take the responsibility off your shoulders, and getting scared because it can't justify itself. Deep breaths, ask yourself how much you ACTUALLY want to be angry at that person, then find a distraction

"Sour grapes" is more healthy for you than stewing. Deciding you don't like someone who's perpetually annoyed with you, won't talk to you, etc. makes letting go of anxiety over them easier

If people don't like you, they will find reasons to be annoyed with you when they otherwise wouldn't. If people do like you, they will find reasons NOT to be annoyed with you when they otherwise would. People do not ping-pong between the two

You DO have to make a conscious choice not to think about something. If you're having trouble circling back to it, say out loud that you're done thinking about it and why. Then find a distraction

When you're upset, part of you is going to want to make false bids for attention (suddenly texting differently, heavy sighs, etc. but when someone asks you about it, you tell them it's nothing). Do not listen to it. You gain nothing from it except more misery

People like to help people they care about. It makes them feel good about themselves

If you think you're insufferable for needing help, see above. Yes, really. They get a serotonin kick from it

If you think you're insufferable for mannerisms you have, you either have to consciously choose not to do them, or accept that they're part of the package that comes with you. Being apologetic about existing does nothing except make you more miserable

If you do things you don't like when you feel meh about it, it makes it easier to do them when you hate it

If you avoid things you don't like when you feel meh about it, it reinforces and magnifies how bad it feels when you hate it

Seriously. Read those last two points again. If you can make yourself make a phone call when you've got nothing to lose, you will slowly lose that panic you get when you have to make a phone call you haven't prepared for. You do have to CONSCIOUSLY take that step

Hobbies that make you care for something get rid of that nagging feeling that you're not doing enough. Go grow some rosemary

If you don't engage with your hobbies regularly, you will feel miserable, and anxiety will spike

Hobbies are things that give you a bit of happiness. They do not have to be organized or named to do that. Go be creative in something. Play with coins. Make up lists. Start a new WIP

No one cares what you look like

If people point out things they don't like about how you look unprompted, they are being rude. You are entitled to say "what the fuck"

People who like you will find you pretty to some degree. Minor things about your appearance go completely unnoticed. Literally, scars and dots and blemishes do not register to someone who likes your company

You looking at yourself in the mirror is 10x more closely than anyone is going to look at you

If you're anxious about your body type, and you're creatively inclined, make/write an oc with that same shape. Give them nice things and make other characters love them. Put them on adventures. You'll start to see yourself in the mirror more kindly

You care about wording and perfect lines/colors way more than anyone who views your work ever will

Sometimes when you're upset, you're going to feel like not eating. Do not do that. Not eating makes you more miserable

Same with things you normally enjoy. Denying yourself helps no one. You are punishing yourself for being sad. Stop it

Both of these will take conscious decision to break the habit of. Make yourself do it anyways, and it will slowly get easier

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Less than a fifth funded:

#91 The Al Tibi family @mahmoudeltibi1 STAGNANT FOR 9 DAYS

#140 The Sharif family @amnehsharif10 Nearly 10,200! STAGNANT FOR 8 DAYS

(Reblogged) The Hor family @salahaldinhor STAGNANT FOR 4 DAYS

#218 The Alnabih family @ahmedalnabeeh11 @ahmed-nabeeh32 @ahmedalnabeeh234 Ahmed is now on his fourth attempt at a campaign and must now start from scratch.

A fifth funded:

(Reblogged) The Atalla family @mohammed-atallah @atalah-mohammed @mohammedatallah Nearly 21,200!

(Reblogged) Amal's family @amlanqar

A quarter funded:

(Reblogged) The Shamaly family @familydeea Nearly 25K! STAGNANT FOR 7 DAYS

#196 The Aburass family @sameraburass @samerpal Nearly 148,600!

(Reblogged) Walaa's family @ahmed79ss

A third funded:

#112 The Shorbaje family @tahanishorbaje2 @tahanibaby

(Second on this list) The Ismaeel family @m0hammed1 @m0hammed2 @m8hammed2 Nearly 10,300!

(Reblogged) Ahmed's family @ahmed-ziad Nearly 11K!

#125 The Alostaz family @ahmed-ostaz @rehamjawad33 @momenalstaz Nearly 26,700!

Half funded:

(Reblogged) The Sami family @eyadeyadsblog Nearly 11,400! STAGNANT FOR 4 DAYS

#151 The Khalaf family @mahmoudkhalafff

(Reblogged) Zaen and Yehya @mohammedshehab111 @hyamshehabnew

#231 The Abushammaleh family @bshaeromars-blog

(Reblogged) Aya's family @ayaalanqarsblog @ayalanqar Nearly 15,100!

#152 The Shaqoura family @lailashaqoura

Two thirds funded:

Three quarters funded:

(Reblogged) The Shehab family @fahedshehab-new @danashehab @yehyashehab Nearly 65,400!

Nearly complete:

#179 Issam Aziz's mother @haifaaziz98 1050 TO GO!

(Reblogged) Ashraf's family @ashraf-baker 4032 TO GO!

#174 The Alanqar family @mohammedalanqer 8036 TO GO!

#212 The Aldeeb family @mohammedaldeeb 10,615 TO GO!

(Reblogged) Amira's family @ameera-anq 7660 TO GO!

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I’m pretty sure the tumblr community is well aware of this problem and probably loads of other people have already made posts about this, so I’ll keep it brief.

So recently blogs like this keep appearing in my followers list (these are recent ones)

Now when you get a spam blogs or p*rn bots you’re supposed to blog them. But some these blogs are actual people who are new on tumblr and have the default icon, so you’re supposed to check before who block them. But here’s the problem…

some of these blogs don’t have anything. No posts, No description, No title. So you’re gonna automatically assume that these are spam and block them.

Now I hate fact that some of these blogs belong to actual people and I’ve been blocking and reporting on blogs like these for the past few days, and that they’re probably wondering why there being blocked or reported. ( sorry to the people who own blogs like these that I blocked you)

So a couple of tips for new blogs on this site,

1.You could change the title (a catchphrase, a favorite quote, a random sentence etc.) or type small description, or whatever random stuff you like!

2. You could change the your avator or icon (it be a picture of you, a cartoon, again it’s your choice do whatever)

3.If you’re not planning to frequently post stuff and just sign in to check out other people’s stuff, just put a put a post something like this just to show you’re new here.(again u can write down anything)

“C'mon Zane!  Let’s go!”

The Gorm groaned and twitched his ears as he followed after his excited friend up the hill.  "How did I let him convince me of doing this?“  He asked himself, though he already knew the answer to that.

Kaz looked back over to Zane, grinning with excitement. "We still have some way to go, but there’s still some time before sunrise. We’re making good time!”

“Five in the morning is hardly a ‘good time’ for anything, on Swog, Techkanis 9 or on Union.” Zane said, letting out a tired-sounding huff as he looked up; it was the early morning hours, so the sky was still dark with a dark purple overcast.

Kaz let out a sheepish laugh, “W-well…the fresh air is nice!  It’ll do us some good!”

“I don’t need fresh air, I need tools.” Zane remarked, rubbing his face.  "I could be working on things.“

"You can’t stay cooped up in your workshop all the time!”  Kaz said, pausing for a moment to let Zane catch up with him before they continued along the trail up the hill and started to walk into a grassy field. “This is a nice change!”  Kaz said, still smiling wide.  "We don’t get to visit Union a lot, and this time we actually get to see the Dawn Fields!  This’ll be so worth the trip!“

Zane huffed quietly, "Nothing at 5 am is worth it.”

As he was grumbling, the two didn’t notice the extra sound of shuffling grass moving towards them.  A pair of white and purple ears were poking out from the tall grass with a quiet “Baaam-dum. Baaa-dum.” as they moved closer. Zane started to yawn out a bit, but that was when a small figure hopped out of the grass right in front of him, actually reaching his head.  "Hiya Zappybork!“  

"GAH!” Zane yelped, stumbling backwards a bit, waving his arms to try and keep him on balance.

Kaz spun around in surprise, “Saturn!”  He cried out, “You made it!”

“Of course I did, silly!”  The bunny said, hopping up again.  "I wouldn’t want to miss this with you guys!“

Zane grumbled louder again, "Uuugh…nice to see you too.” He said, rubbing his head.  "Did you have to scare the wits out of me like that?  I don’t need to start my day off with a jump-start like that!“

Saturn giggled, sticking her tongue out at him. "But it’s fun, Nyoomi~!”

The Gorm sighed, “Ask a silly question…”

The bunny smiled and giggled before she rushed over to Kaz.  "We better hurry though, it’s getting close to sunrise!  Don’t want to miss it when we’re this close!“

Kaz nodded and he turned back. "Come on Zane!  We’re almost there!”

“Okay, okay…”  Zane sighed, watching the two start off again ahead of him before he started to follow after them again.

The sky was starting to lighten up, the dark purple starting to grow into a lighter blue.  The dark clouds were starting to spread out, allowing more light to start coming through. The trio moved through the fields until they came to the top of the hill.  "Here we are!“ Saturn said, smiling wide.  "And just in time!”

Kaz smiled, looking over the field.  "Oh wow!“ He said, "This is a lot wider than I thought!”  He smiled, “Oh boy, this is gonna be amazing!”

Zane caught up with them, letting out a tired huff before he looked down.  "Huh, doesn’t look like we’re alone here.“

Kaz looked down as well, noticing that some others had gathered as well.  It wasn’t a huge group thankfully; a collection of Alliance races as well as some aliens. He was able to see a few recognizable faces as well.  "Are they here for the dawn as well?”

“Of course!”  Saturn smiled, “It’s not every day something like this happens!  Some of us wanted to share that moment together!”

Kaz twitched his ears a little at that; the idea did make him feel a little anxious, but he smiled; the idea of so many being here with them to watch this was a nice feeling. “That…that’s really nice of them.”

Saturn giggled before she turned, “Hey look!  The sun’s coming up!”

Over the horizon, the first fiery blazes of the sun started to appear.  The clouds overhead were all but gone and the sky started to warm up, the dark purple and blue shifting to warmer tones of red and yellow.  The sun started to climb up higher, shining it’s light down over the hill and spilling into the open field ahead of them. It took a few moments, but soon the flowers started to bloom.  A wave of color started to wash over the area, covering the dark grass with an explosion of red, yellow and orange blossoms, filling the field with the colors of the dawn.

Everyone was quiet for a moment before there were the murmurs of wonder and excitement, watching the field come to life. Zane and Saturn stood next to Kaz as the Needlix looked on in amazement, tears filling his eyes as his smiled as brightly as the field.  "This…is amazing!“

Saturn giggled as Zane stayed quiet for a moment before he nodded. "That sure is pretty.”

-

Time felt indifferent as everyone was caught in the moment, but soon the sun was high in the sky, warming up the area and drying up the last of the evening dew.  The sky was a bright blue with only a few scattered clouds in the sky floating by. Some of watchers on the hill started to pack up to leave, but just as many seemed intent on staying, including Kaz and Zane.  They found a nice spot by the trees to sit down and relax, seeming intent to just camp out there for the whole day.

“Are you going to hang around too, Sat?”  Kaz asked as he sat his backpack down.

The bunny nodded, “Sure!  Came all the way out here, think it will be cool to make the most of it!”  She walked over and sat down, taking off her own backpack. “I’m sure others will be coming by as well to check out the sight and pay us a visit.”

“O-oh, right.”  Kaz let out his nervous laugh again before looking over to Zane.  "See?  Wasn’t that worth it?“

Zane yawned a little. "It was really a sight.” He admitted, “But…if we intend to stay out here for the rest of the day, then I may as well relax and rest.”  He finally sat his own backpack down. “I think a nap is in order, and that rock looks like a good pillow.”

“Aw, Nyoomi’s all tuckered out.” Sat giggled.

Zane huffed, “Not all of us like getting up at crazy hours in the morning.”  He said as he sat down, relaxing against the tree.

-

The rest of the day went by, the trio staying at their spot as others came by to visit the field as well as the others.  Many familiar faces came by to greet them and enjoy the sight of the radiant field before them. While Kaz was nervous with the number of people that came by, he still enjoyed it as they chatted and hung out, sometimes his attention going over to flower field as the wind blew through, causing ripples to make the flowers dance.

Eventually, the day worn down and dusk had come.  The sun was slowly sinking into the other horizon and the area started to darken.  The last rays of the sun sent streaks of color across the sky as stars started to appear, twinkling in the night sky. Slowly, he field started to change with the sky, the brilliant colors slowly fading as the flowers closed up, and a wave of blue and purple started to wash over the field.

Zane and Kaz sat by the tree, watching the whole scene before them and watching as the stars soon filled the sky in a speckled display. Now it was the Needlix’s turn to start yawning as he laid back, looking at the scene while his Gorm friend watched the starry skies.  

“Okay, you were right.”

Kaz twitched his ears and he looked over. “Huh? What was that?”

Zane laughed, “I said you were right.  This was worth it.”

Kaz smiled wide and nodded. “Yeah!”  He paused before he he spoke up again, “Thank you for coming along.”

He smiled, “Of course buddy.”

–

This story is dedicated to Ashley “Yark” Foster.

Thank you for being a great friend and an amazing inspiration.  I will never forget you.