Even on worst days there's a possibility for joy ☀

A cat is a small creature in the middle of the food chain that is fully aware that you are a very large thing that could stomp its head in at any moment and yet it chooses to rest its tiny little head on your leg for a nap and spreads out on the floor near you exposing its belly and its most sensitive organs. It brings dead mice and bugs to you to share food.

Don’t you get it? This tiny thing trusts you. It wants to help you too. It licks your leg thinking that it’s helping. It kneads on you to find comfort. It shares its body warmth with you in the cold and gives you your space in the heat. It hisses at other mammals it sees outside including other cats in an effort to protect its family.

For this drawing I challenged myself to keep it more sketch-like. And… I think I like the result? :D

the average human lifespan globally is 70+ years

taking the threshold of adulthood as 18, you are likely to spend at least 52 years as a fully grown adult

at the age of 30 you have lived less than one quarter of your adult life (12/52 years)

'middle age' is typically considered to be between 45-65

it is extremely common to switch careers, start new relationships, emigrate, go to college for the first or second time, or make other life-changing decisions in middle age

it's wild that I even have to spell it out, but older adults (60+) still have social lives and hobbies and interests.

you can still date when you get old. you can still fuck. you can still learn new skills, be fashionable, be competitive. you can still gossip, you can still travel, you can still read. you can still transition. you can still come out.

young doesn't mean peaked. you're inexperienced in your 20s! you're still learning and practicing! you're developing social skills and muscle memory that will last decades!

Doctor Beverly Crusher @SpaceDocMom I'm always glad to see you, even on your worst days. I'm not happy about your bad day, I'm just eager to do what I can to help. Never imagine you're not wanted just because you're going through something awful. You are wanted. I promise. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon 3:41 PM · Jul 6, 2024

Turkey Tail Starshrooms 🌟

The last of my space shroom collection (for now)

Timelapse here and more on my Patreon.com/Yuumei