I Want Freedom

I want freedom

Not a boss that comes in a forty ounce bottle

Of anything or taped scotch paper

I eat meat and drive trucks

And shoot guns and don't trust

In the federal government

To solve all our problems

You might think I'm joking

But I'm not a Republican

Call me when your president

Pulls out of Afghanistan

Because that's the day I'll

Get a cell phone number

And you can call and

Leave a message on voice mail that day

I fell asleep smoking

So I'd wake up on fire

Because that might get me

Out of bed for a while

And back into battle

With the things that I breathe

And the holes in my arms

And the way that I think

And if freedom is doing what I want

Well that means I gotta know what that is

Not just what it isn't

So I'll dig up the dirt

And I'll throw down some seeds

Because the world needs more spinach

Not more motherf*ckers like me.

Paul hit it on the head with this one.

You know he's taking to those people who go on rants about their own obsessions constantly and never ask about yours, or don't seem to even listen to your response when they do. It's so easy to do... but we should all strive to highlight others more than we do ourselves.

So here's your friendly reminder to do at least one thing for someone else, that you don't necessarily want to, every day. And to always ask about your friends. They may need that caring attention far more than you know.

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Philippians 2:3-4

Hey, guys. I don't usually post anything about my personal life on this page, and if I do it's usually vague, but I'm curious to get some thought, and maybe support, from the community during this next stage of my life.

I've battled with fairly major mental illness for at least half of my life but never had the option to attempt recovery or even address the issue in general. However, recently I have all but lost my ability to function and there seems to be no other option left but to seek help. I'll be having my first ever therapy session this month, and to be honest, I don't think I've even fully comprehended that yet. Feels like I have years worth of secrets, symptoms and stories to unbury from the depths of suppressed memory...

Does anyone have any advice, tips or thoughts on beginning therapy? Where to start? What to avoid? How to go about opening up? Good therapists versus bad therapists? I'll take anything you guys got.

Thanks 🖤🖤🖤

I am a SINGLE SONG deep into Ramshackle Glory's discography and I'm already sold.

Haven't posted any of my character or vent art recently. You guys want me to catch back up with posting those?

WHOOOOO!

bringing people to Christianity

God placed this on my heart so I want to share:

When I was younger I first became a Christian because I didn't want to go to hell. My faith was purely based on not wanting to go to hell so I would try hard not to sin that way I would go to heaven. However, that is such a watered-down version of why we should have faith. As I grew older I felt God was calling me to reexamine my faith and become close to Him. Over the past 2ish years I have grown so much because instead of being Christian simply to not go to hell my faith was built on my relationship with God. He is the friend, parent, and just love that I have always searched for and wanted. He is the true embodiment of love. If you are wondering why you should be a Christian it is because at your lowest moments, where you feel most broken, underserving, lost, etc. the answer is Christ. HE LOVES YOU, not in a cheesy way but in a way where he died for you to save you from yourself. He wants to show you His love, and he provides peace. It is in a relationship with Him that even though I worry, and feel burdened, I can still have peace because of his presence in my life.

I just pray that anyone reading this accepts Jesus Lord and seeks a relationship with Him. I pray they do not get caught up in the "aesthetics" and try to be "that Christian girl" or the perfect person so that they don't go to hell, but instead I pray they seek you so that they can feel your love so that they can feel your breath of life into their own lungs. I pray that all who read this find you, so that they can encounter the peace, and love I have in following and getting closer to you. Jesus is what you have been seeking. Amen.