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Comics are not only about messages that almighty superheroes saving the day and Hello Kitty convey through the images. Self-discovery, empathy, kindness, and coping with anxiety are just a few topics to mention reflected in the comics of Slimy Oddity. Their light-hearted and colorful illustrations explain Carl Jung’s terms such as ‘shadow’ and ‘what you resist persist' and how to work with them, how to practice self-love, compassion, and inner peace. The world of drawing is just as unlimited as the boundaries of imagination and so is the philosophy within it.

Bored Panda had a chance to talk to Cherie, the artist who draws Slimy Oddity, about its characters, inspiring gurus, hard days we all have, and spirituality behind the comics.

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Ryan Deschanel
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you are exhausted, when you feel like you cannot do anything more... it is because you have already done much, even if you cannot see it, and even if it looks easier for others. Blaming yourself is easy, but it is unfair and toxic.

Sawdust
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How cool, his guardian angel is Grimace!

Slimy Oddity is a collaboration between illustrator Cherie and her partner Tim, the wordsmith in charge of all the accompanying words, that are usually shared in the captions. “I started drawing about 3 years ago, on my bedroom floor, armed with a box of Colleen color pencils and some rough bits of paper I had laying around. That’s when the blobs were created, which then became the central characters in my work. It all happened in such a random and sporadic manner, but I haven’t stopped drawing ever since!”

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    James the boba boi
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the first page I saw and I’m already crying

    Theater Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where did those onion cutting ninjas come from all of a sudden? :')

    Kiaya Thompson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I’m crying. My husbands stepdad is dying and it’s been a few emotional weeks. This made it a little better.

    Karen Lyon
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Kiaya: I am so sorry for you and your husband!

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    s. vitkovitsky
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, we !iss tje actual, physical presence, too.

    Carrie Roettger
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hoo boy this one hit me hard. As we head into May we get closer and closer to my dad's birthday. some years are harder than others and this year promises to be one of those harder years for me. It'll be 35 years this year since he passed away, 20years since my grandmother passed and 10 since my mom passed. I also lost 1 brother 37 years ago and another 22. This is a beautiful reminder that they're all still with me even if it's not how I want them to be.

    K1tt3n
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this so much🖤💔 I've lost so so many friends. I needed this. Thank you🖤

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    The two main characters are blobs: the red one is Slimy, and the purple one is Oddity. These 2 characters actually represent Cherie and her partner Tim respectively. “In some comics, you will see that Oddity is the one constantly dropping truth bombs on Slimy all the time. These are actually true stories of all the times my partner helped me along on my journey. I see him as my teacher and my mirror. He was a huge catalyst in my growth as a person, and I definitely wouldn’t be where I am today without him! I chose these 2 blobs to represent us because I wanted them to be amorphous and non-binary, so that everyone would be able to relate and see themselves in them.”

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of us have minds that turn against us...

    Johanna Mueller
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that moment you realise you have a cactus brain...:I I feel you man

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    LavenderCorpses
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS. It's so important! Even if it means just simply taking a break from what stresses you, to even lengths of getting therapy - Look after your mind. You'll thank yourself.

    J
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am always saying something like this to my hubby, he's so kind to everyone but very hard on himself.

    kjorn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hard to be kind to your mind when you don't have time for that. As myself i work from home and my three kids as well have school from home. and while i work i have to trying to support them. when my day is over i have to rush to help with some homework, make the supper. when it's finish it's homework again. if i'm lucky i have some 20-30 min before going to sleep. that shitty homeschooling drive me nuts

    Forty Seven Pandas
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How to kind to your mind - and I say this rather hypocritically, but: sleep, healthy food, plenty of water, time in nature, get some sunshine, practice gratitude, volunteer for a good cause, and spend time with good people that treat you well. Probably not all of these are always possible, but maybe target 3 of these per day.

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you let others pressure you, and you force yourself to grow harder or faster than you naturally can, it will work, but you will be exhausted and miserable. Live your life, love yourself, and don't let toxic people judge you, even if they think they mean well.

    Noemie Houtekie-N'Da
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes, the worst judge is yourself. That's harder than most toxic people. But the exact same rules apply. :)

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    Most of the topics that are on Slimy Oddity are based on Cherie’s personal experiences and the lessons that were learnt from them. She admitted that sometimes they even serve as messages of encouragement to herself on days where she is not feeling so great. “I am also deeply inspired by my favorite gurus and teachers—Ram Dass, Adyashanti, Alan Watts, just to name a few. I love sharing their quotes in my artwork, because their words have helped me so much, and I just want to pass on that wisdom to anyone else out there who might need it,” told Cherie.

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, this one is actually a good tip.

    The creative universe of Slimy Oddity is largely set on this black backdrop with colorful, dazzling stars. This backdrop symbolizes the infinite space that exists within us, and a lot of the lessons that Slimy Oddity is sharing reside in this space—that which is unseen but can be felt. It serves as an invitation for people to discover the universe that exists within themselves. “I want to show people that going within is not as scary or daunting as it seems! In fact, it’s the gateway towards understanding your true authentic self, and gaining a deeper love for Life and all that it can offer.”

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    Bean flavored Fujioshi
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just pushing a comment down.I love the art and message ^^

    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just say your comment without drawing attention to some other negative comment. How is that not obvious?

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    Mimi M
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this and the illustration is very apt.

    Jayla Smith
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I LOVE THE COLORSSSSSS THERE SO PRETTY

    Abigail Coty
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm just pushing a negative, RUDE, asininely-made comment down. You don't get it? We're just walking each other home, as in, we are going home to ourselves and going toward a better life.

    Isaiah poop
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    4 years ago

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    I don’t get this. Even I’m a better artist than that. Do better.

    Aleksei
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get the point of this. Even I'm a better person. Please stop.

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    Jen A-Ben
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is something I'm working on right now. 💚

    Noemie Houtekie-N'Da
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so true. I told my mom to stop buying me clothes in second grade because I wanted to be "popular" and wear the stupid athletic clothing every day. Now that I look back, the clothes I used to wear was the best. If I didn't realize I didn't like athletic clothing in 4th grade, I would never have found my love for boots.

    diarykeeper
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Turn off the TV. Get off Social networks. Meet ppl irl. Technology is just a crutch. Don't overrely on it.

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    No ? Really ? Wow, I never suspected that... /s

    Cherie also shared that “I see Slimy Oddity as a fun, inviting bridge that serves as a guide to help awaken people to their true selves. We are currently in the process of writing a children's book, and we hope for it to touch the hearts of all kids and adults universally! There isn’t an end goal for Slimy Oddity, I just want to keep expanding our universe into all kinds of mediums, experiences, and expressions. I would say that a dream project of mine would be to have a Netflix series, though. It seems far-fetched right now but I’m manifesting it right now.”

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    Chloe Drury
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WHY IS EVERYONE IN THE COMMENTS BEING SO SALTY JUST APPRECIATE THE ART

    Ryan Deschanel
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From things and people which drain it from you and which are not worth it. For example, the very positive, outgoing, extroverted, optimist, confident people, the ones which are basically emotional vampires.

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    K2D2
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aight, who is cutting onions here? STOP IT

    diarykeeper
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not bad. Authentic for once. Wish ppl were more honest.

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    It is a sufficient reason.

    Jackson Floof
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ryan, please stop with the toxic comments!

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    Thora Gregory
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    awwwwwwwwwwwwwww cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute

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    Abigail Coty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For everybody saying 'I hate this person' and 'I can do better', stop reading and go away. Like you said, you don't even know this person. So you have no reason to be so cruel as to say you hate them. A good tip that may not be mentioned here- you don't have anything nice to type/say, don't type/say it.

    CAILIN FRITSCH
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're right, even if it's online same concept. this is supposed to be inspiring and people are just sitting here hating on it.

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    zenitsusunshine
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i know i'm a bit late, but i hate how negative people are being in the comments! these comics are meant to make you feel good, and if they don't, you should leave instead of letting these things get to you.

    Pterodactyl C. Bishop
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    everything you seek lies within you?? maybe I just don't understand this one, but a lot of this world and the good things in it depends on things outside yourself - like loving others and being loved, living life, making and strengthening relationships. y'know - things that don't mean just living in your own mind. it can be kind of lonely in there.

    James the boba boi
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah that guy sounds like a troll so if your hating on somebody you don’t even know just go away

    diarykeeper
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well... technically everything you'll ever experience is merly "inside". Dang Extroverts and their energy spurts 😉

    s. vitkovitsky
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alas, what I seek is a bag of bbq chips, so there appear to be exceptions to this statement.

    Jayla Smith
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    (what is happening !??!!??!?!?!?!)

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    I don't know this person, but I already hate them so much...

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    Lorelai Purvis
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ryan wow... have you ever heard of irrational fears

    Paradise
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am actually rolling in laughter at Ryan's comment-dont know why and it probably was not the intention. That *is* the fear...to overcome it and fail. Why bother trying? That is how some feel, including myself. The whole nothing to fear but fear itself. You have a chance of something terrible happening and regret it, and you also have a chance it won't. That is how I see the comment and the truth behind it.

    diarykeeper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We suffer more in imagination than in reality.” – Seneca

    James the boba boi
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok Ryan we don’t need to destroy all of our fears like Abigail said but we need to face som of them and that might not be a regret that we have.

    CAILIN FRITSCH
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    people should stop trying to be perfect it affects your health and thoughts, just try to be you

    Victoria the Dragon Girl
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the first 2 boxes are me. the last two boxes..... no one except my best friend Natalie does that.....

    Abigail Coty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, @Ryan Deschanel, this isn't about overcoming ALL of your fears. You're right, we do have fear for a reason. But there are fears that we all can get over, fears that, when we get over them, won't hurt us.

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People are too insecure about it : they always tend to question themselves, to blame themselves, to assume they are the problem... but they are usually wrong. You all should question other people and the world around you more, start trusting yourself.

    Mary Rose Kent
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s hard for people who only ever heard how worthless they are

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    Olly
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the art style!

    M Kate McCulloch
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    especially yourself (beliefs, habits, customs, conventions, duties, traditions, religions, etc...)

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    diarykeeper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That'd make for a great T-Shirt 🤔

    Yoga Kitty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, it would, but please do not write that in the comments. There are search engines looking for phrases like this and sometimes the (idea of the) artwork gets stolen from the artist and is, in fact, used for shirts... Thank you!

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    Jayla Smith
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS IS SO PRETTY I LOVE THE COLORSS

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago (edited)

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    *looks around himself" : "Well... That's not true... There are things out there too..."

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    Star Fox
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you belong to life as well.

    diarykeeper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The good ol "You're just a short wave between two incredible long silences" *Cue OptimisticNihilism by Kurzgesagt*

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    s. vitkovitsky
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then try harder to understand those who don't like some of these statements, instead of telling them to get stop reading the page.

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    DKS 001
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    these days, that can be a scary thing. I don't want the point of view of the anti-masker, anti-vaxxer, or the mass shooter, or the people screaming out their hate upon the world.

    Marie-Stephane Art
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can choose which kind off person's world you step in ^_^

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    James the boba boi
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why whenever I I look at this I think of LSD?

    diarykeeper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True. Sometimes all it takes is someone elses take on a situation. We're too confined within ourselves sometimes...

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    Avery S Alberico
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like the stress-free mindset, but not really the 'energy' or new age spiritual awakening. I love the art regardless of my disagreements and opinions! Keep being colorful and amazing!

    ChloeClementine
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would like to point out what westerners call "new age" is literally thousands plus years of hinduism/Eastern religion theory written in English.

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    tmw
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ha!!! that phone!! I had a toy one like that as a kid.

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    Forty Seven Pandas
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hehe... love how you threw in a mushroom. Wink wink.

    Laurie Ostergaard-Overbey
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ryan Deschanel need a Snickers? you are not yourself today....so negative!

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    ... Especially the mushrooms this person secretly grows in their basement.

    cup1d1ty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel bad but I laughed at that, I feel like dark humor is the best.

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most people's dreams never come true, most people never achieve anything noticeable... and that's ok. You don't have to become a famous actor or a great surgeon, just try to be happy. It is already a very difficult thing.

    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And even if you did do something noticeable, would anyone even remember that in a few generations? And what if humanity destroys itself? No one will likely be remembered. And that's ok. That is just the way it is. So, yes, try to make yourself and your loved ones as happy as possible while you have time on this finite earth.

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    Bill Cipher Girl
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *me thinking why i am living* * hears crash* turns around*sees moon had just jumped in to my room* younger me will just hug it till it dies

    Jonny d'Ville
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the purposes of life is to leave the world better then you found it. Dosent matter what scale you did it on. As long as you loved someone, and someone loved you, you made the world a better place.

    Abigail Coty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the moon just randomly stepping through the window and providing the answer to this person's deepest question

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    Mimi M
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'What you resist, persists - what you accept, evolves'.

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    And if you don't resists, it gets you so it does not even need to persist anymore because it is too late and its goal is already achieved.

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    Jackson Floof
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    aM i AlLoWeD tO eXpAnD iT tO hOgWaRtS?

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    Pterodactyl C. Bishop
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i'm gonna assume this doesn't mean "everything you think is real" because depression and anxiety would have you think that - but that only leads to dark places. does this mean "cultivating positive thoughts can make you more positive in reality"?

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    Ok, let my try... Shawn Mendes and pizza.. Shawn Mendes and pizza... Shawn Mendes and pizza... No, it does not work, you liar !

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    DKS 001
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do not believe in "killing" or "getting over" one's ego. Alter it into something better - yeah. But not demonize it.

    diarykeeper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Carl Jung'd have loved this one.

    James the boba boi
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Butttt my (and maybe many others) ego makes me selfish then I would lose friends and I would probably fall into depression because of that so I’m on the “kill your ego” team.

    Noemie Houtekie-N'Da
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Balance is everything. If your ego is too big, tone it down. If your ego is too small, let it grow to a good point.

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    It should be "Kill your ego, then make terribly poor choices while hating yourself and denying your self-worth until you eventually commit suicide" because it is what would happen.

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What I mean is, don't kill your ego, protect it as well as it has always been protecting you.

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    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See the reality. Magic in the supernatural sense is not real. Also how to be happy, do things that make you happy as long as you are not hurting others.

    Brianna Lidster
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ryan Deschanel, stop sayin triggering sh*t

    Abigail Coty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How to be happy: DON'T TAKE OTHER PEOPLE DOWN >(

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    How to be happy : antidepressants, sports, plastic surgery, and Netflix.

    BAILEY PANELLI
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can have your opinions, but don't share the ones like this

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    infinite upvote
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can you imagine having the time and energy to refute and debate every one of these like Ryan here

    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine saying this to someone in a concentration camp in the holocaust. Maybe we shouldn't allow life to be the way it is in certain aspects. Climate change? No; we have to fight climate change. Everything is not in perfect order because of humans.

    Hank Loren
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey ryan, shut up and fix your vibes , thanks

    Camille Paek
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah, if you hate this post so much, why are you still here?

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    Carrie Roettger
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey Ryan, are you ok?? Serious question. I feel like one of these might be useful for you. https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline Please take care of yourself.

    CatWoman312
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ryan that is not what they’re teaching here. Did someone recently murder your dog or something? Geez Debbie downer

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago (edited)

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    Synthesis : "just give up, and blame yourself for everything. It will make you miserable, and you will hate yourself even more because of that". Thanks for the advice, but no.

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    Arctic Fox Lover
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hello, little door in the middle of my forehead! :D

    Bill Cipher Girl
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Hello i am here to do something and the fairy that sent me here just said because”

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    4 years ago

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago (edited)

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    ... but do not step too far from your comfort zone, or else it would be useless, dangerous, embarrassing and painful.

    anonymous
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but stepping out of your comfort zone is key for bigger and better improvements in your skills and everyday life

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    tmw
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    taco tues in bed? yum

    M Kate McCulloch
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While it's a lovely thought to find that perfect partner to journey through life with, one must start by working on their self. You will encounter people who are at the same level of being, or slightly above or below.

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    Mark Howell
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I came out of it as leaves in a cabbage patch ;o)

    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The particles that make up our body are broken down and converted.

    diarykeeper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically speaking 'we' have always been here from the start. Energy and all... Blubb

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    diarykeeper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well... People 'love' others how they love em emselves. It'll flow back to the source eitherhow. Possessiveness has no part in there.

    Avery S Alberico
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *Credits roll* Me: *sniff* That was beautiful!

    CAILIN FRITSCH
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this made me teary, bc I'm way too sensitive

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    CatWoman312
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ryan at this point you need therapy bro

    Abigail Coty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you have to correct every tip that the artist gives?

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago (edited)

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    That's wrong, it is not what your ego is. And even if it were, these self-limiting thoughts are good things because they are always right, they protect you from the dire consequences of the stupid choices you would make if you listened to your foolish intuitions.

    Skidanpump
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I’m living so have fun staying at home and doing nothing

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    Olly
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now if everyone could understand this the world would be much better.

    real._.izuku
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    just some out-of-body voice saying "You and I are the same"... may be a little creepy

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    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know, man. Netflix, food, and traveling usually make me pretty happy.

    natalie johanson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think what the artist was trying to say was that you can never find true happiness unless you find love and joy for yourself. happiness that comes from things like traveling and food is temporary, but true love for yourself and the universe is forever :D

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    Pterodactyl C. Bishop
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    like...what does this even mean? everything you seek lies within you? - then why do you need so many other people to grow? this implies that the only person you need in this world is yourself - which is clearly not true, because people are made for community. to have friends and family and love pouring into and out of them. no one can become their own world - that's extremely unhealthy

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    If it were true, loneliness would not lead so many people, especially the youg ones, to misery, depression and suicide.

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What kind of cruel, cynical, utterly negative troll would downvote that?

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    Lorelai Purvis
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ryan be like: "iT dOeS nOt WoRk ThIs WaY"

    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But, he is very factually correct. What you seek is not seeking you. You would need to provide evidence that it is. Let's look at basic a reality, a small fish gets eaten by a big fish in a lake. The big fish was hungry and seeking food, the small fish was not seeking the big fish to be killed and eaten, the small fish was seeking its own food.

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    diarykeeper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So if you don't seek it'll never find you ?

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    It does not work this way.

    Mary Rose Kent
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it’s a lot of pressure on people who aren’t seekers

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    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can see his point. It kind of looks like an urn to me too.

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    Abigail Coty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not a funeral urn, I think it's a jar

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    Why a funerary urn ?

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The one who needs to pee all of the time...

    Star Fox
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also the one who loves to eat pizza all the time...

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    CAILIN FRITSCH
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the one in bed watching youtube all day

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    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago

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    Not hitler. Not Bin Laden. Try to be a light in this world as much as possible. But, what is your carbon footprint doing? Are you just being in this capitalist society causing massive ecological damage and killing animals and entire species? Most animals would argue that you are not a light; you are killing their loved ones and habitats.

    Noemie Houtekie-N'Da
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's in an animals nature and just a note, we are animals. We don't just hurt other animals, we hurt ourselves. And at the same time, we are trying to fix ourselves, something most other animals don't do.

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    Pterodactyl C. Bishop
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this sounds weird...but i guess its trying to tell you to distance yourself from the superficial, material, stressful things of life and really tune into the life and love you can feel in your heart - until you can see the world through that lens of love and peace. its kind of cool

    natalie johanson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love how it says to step away from the simulation, kinda puts things into perspective a little

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    What they probably take is illegal in my country... and I understand why.

    Happy Duck
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    dude why are Americans so negative sheesh i hate to live here ):

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    diarykeeper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This.. is kind of a repeat of an earlier comic tbh.

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    Pterodactyl C. Bishop
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    no it isn't - the "universe" is impartial - and indifferent. the people around you who care about you are the ones who are listening.

    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can we please get some proof of this unsubstantiated claim? Why do people make these bold a-s-s assertions with no evidence? To say the universe is listening implies that the universe is a living being with a consciousness. Stay skeptical. Use critical thinking and follow the scientific evidence.

    natalie johanson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the universe is a rowing river (metaphor) of energy, that energy comes from the people and beings that came before us, this means that the universe IS alive in a sense. its overflowing with the energy of billions and trillions of living things, so while it might not be living anymore, it once was.

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago (edited)

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    ... same thing as "you are energy" here, but creepier.

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    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are a finite animal living in a finite world.

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago (edited)

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    No. That's not how real life works.

    cup1d1ty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly your true, I don't know why you're getting down voted for the truth.

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    Abigail Coty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, first of all- this message is for Ryan Deschanel and everybody else who doesn't understand. 1) Unlearning your conditionings- MOVING ON. Someone knocked your 1st grade self's sand castle over? Okay, you can get past that. 2) Think about other people, not just yourself *cough, cough, RYAN cough* 3) Figure out what you like/dislike. 4) Focus on what you REALLY like. 5) Put all of your likes into one activity 6) Do what you love to do

    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gross. A bloody death cult with a holy book that endorses rape and slavery.

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    Lorelai Purvis
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    after this im guessing this person is probably buddhist or something like that but it's not a hate comment im just saying

    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The person is confused and unrealistic. The likely don't study much science. They definitely need skepticism.

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    real._.izuku
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My purpose in life: Being a dissapointment

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago (edited)

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    Those either are very bad advice, or do not even make sense at all.

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    diarykeeper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Simple: Try thinking "Will this still affect me in a years time" OR "Aren't people around me too preoccupied with emselves to actually care to remember" Just realize /what do *you* remember about your surroundings from just yesterday. a week ago etc?/ The brain tosses info quickly. Don't fall for its 'Negativity Bias'

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    Step six : realize those voices are right because they are just your mind trying to save you. Step seven : actually, listen to them and do all you can do to prove them wrong.

    natalie johanson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not to be rude but your going at this with the wrong mentality, the artist is trying to show a peaceful way to do what you just said but because of some (maybe) unresolved trauma, your attacking them, take a step back, breath, and think, is it really worth being an asshole to an artist who just wants to help people? i get that might be your fallback for when you get uncomfortable but you need to get past that so people won't want to strangle you through the comments. <3

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    Abigail Coty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It basically just means to GO BEYOND yourself and to be better. In other words, it IS in English.

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    In english, please.

    Olly
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    transcend: 1: Be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division). 2. surpass (a person or achievement). Please do your research before being condescending of other people. :)

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    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's not forget that too much of the sun's energy gives many people skin cancer.

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago (edited)

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    Priests : "burn this person !" Scientists : "have this person commited !" Everyone else : "get lost you creep!" Children : "Mom, I'm scared."

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    PeachthePan
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol this is what i think multiple times a day

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    tmw
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this sounds like a beatles song from their latter career

    Abigail Coty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pushing down a negative comment. I think these comics are lovely.

    Terd Fergison
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "No. That's not how individuality works."-Ryan

    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    No. That's not how individuality works.

    Mary Rose Kent
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But it is how really good mushrooms or acid works...

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, yout heart is a muscle which makes your blood flow through your body.

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    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Show your work. How did you arrive at this conclusion?

    diarykeeper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And another one: "The Egg - Kurzgesagt"

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    Randomly writting the words which your smartphone's keyboard suggests ?

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago

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    Pure water, pure carbon, pure iron, pure calcium...

    natalie johanson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ryan honestly- this is getting repetitive, just say you had a rough childhood that haven't gotten over yet and move on to therapy.

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