Favorite book recommendations on self-reflection, lowering stress, trauma-informed, calming and soothing, and creating peaceful spaces.

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Daily Picture Theme - #Soothe I need something like this for my shoulder, getting old isn't for sissies

Daily Picture Theme - #Soothe
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A little break to soothe the day.
#day #soothe #moments

OATHSWAN live at Piraeus Club Academy on March 7th The performance on March 7, which is set to close the cycle of "The Heirloom" (Crown Wound), is a major event. An impressive live show, built on cinematic frames, where the composition, atmosphere, an...

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#Oathswan #StillFalling #Soothe #Novelty #alternativemetal #progressivemetal #metalcore #PiraeusClubAcademy #Xlalala #heavymetal #live #liveAthens #metalwargr #metal #metalfans #metalnews #metalheads

#vss365
‘Ravi is very ill,’ the caption read below a photo of a little boy in a hospital bed on the computer screen. ‘You can #soothe his #pain by donating money towards an ancient Healing Spell with rare & exotic ingredients.’
Lis & Jay said at the same moment, ‘Fred!’

"Take these pills to #soothe the child."
"Have these been tested on kids? What if they hurt her?"
"They'll hurt less than you both being thrown out an airlock because a crying baby gave you away."
"..."
"Sorry, there's no sugar coating the risks for a starship stowaway."

#vss365

The more I chase my anxiety, the more it runs like a rabbit. I'm the wolf of my own mind, I am my own fear.

In a moment of stillness, I find it next to me, heart a tiny whirring motor, wild-eyed, every muscle a drawn chord.

I let my breathing #soothe its tortured mind.

#vss365

sound of rain
pitpats on the awning
thoughts settle

#haikufeels #prompt #pause
#DailyHaikuPrompt #rain
#vss365. #soothe

I #soothe the ragged
edges of my #shadow
where I have pared it
from my fruiting body -
it did not want to change,
does not have anything
bursting inside as I do
so I let it go, bleeding

#vss365 #poetry

She wanders the backlit alleys of the brokenhearted, the torn-out pages of words hobbling on cobblestones, disconnected from pen. Her soul is a held breath, a moment dangling from marionette strings. Searching for something she cannot name: a touch, a quiver, a soul’s kiss, a marrowed soothe spoon-fed, dripping with warmth, life fluttering above her palms.

#vss365
#soothe

I got a lot of wonderful feedback from from the spoken version I did for one of the #vss365 pieces I did yesterday, and now I'm thinking of making it a regular thing, so...um... here's another:

#soothe

Would you call us
savages, our music
no charm to #soothe,
but a cry to rally?

Name us animals, for
lashing out when struck
for moving as one
to guard our weakest?

Know us, then, not as
bodies, but a force
inevitable as nature:
beware or be swept aside.

#vss365

"Can't anything #soothe my pain?"

"Time will dull it, but it will never go."

#VSS365

Here's my offering for the theme of #soothe - thanks to Bethany @blsamaddar.bsky.social our #vss365 host for all her great work over the last 2 weeks

#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

Nobody ever taught me how to
self-soothe;
I had to figure it out
along the way, much like
every other action
of cause
and consequence

Like laying alone to fall
asleep and never remembering
your real life
when you dream;
it’s quite hollow after a while,
much like
me

#vss365 #poetry #soothe

a man in a tuxedo is singing into a microphone with his mouth open . ALT: a man in a tuxedo is singing into a microphone with his mouth open .

"You actually listen to this kind of music?" Jin said. In the backyard, Cosmo sat on his lawn chair listening to the opera music from the neighbor practicing. Music did #soothe that beast.
"You know how difficult it is to sing like that?" Cosmo pointed. "I respect it." #vss365

#vss365 #soothe

Like drawing
a mineral from
otherwise land
soothed to sea
by sleepless
water silver, tin,
mercury moon
waves of treasure
tomorrow's how
it is easy to forget
to pick up universes
by the handful
let them spill
between your fingers
how they sparkle
like light can never

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“Who knew the lizard-demon thing was a thing!?
“Oh, it’s a thing.”
“Politicians, celebrities, biz moguls — all from that twisted species! This muhfukkin’ simulation needs a hard reset!”
“Easy, bruv. #Soothe your rage with sips of the amber elixir.”
“Gulps of bourbon!”

#vss365

She sat quietly in the corner of the room. Eyes down, hands folded, melting into her surroundings. Disappearing. Shutting down. It was the only way she could #soothe the spiky rough edges caused by unfamiliar noise and unwelcome touch. She just had to keep from shattering for a while longer. #vss365

A Bhutanese prayer wheel as seen on the campus of UTEP

The urge to heal
To soothe
Comes naturally to those
Whose breath
Rises and falls
With the rhythms of the earth

#soothe #vss365 #poetry
#moments #creativewriting

#vss365
#soothe

Humanity keeps fooling itself
with hypocritical
promises of hope
that never come true.

The disposable are disposed,
while the poor get poorer
and the rich
get richer.

What will soothe
the self-inflicted wounds
of humanity's self-hate
that never have time to heal?

#vss365 #soothe

She was upset but she knew how to #soothe herself. She put on Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper.

Her file said that this was her favourite song in her previous human life. She immediately felt happier and more relaxed although her joints still felt stiff. It was hard being a robot.

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Down by the sea.
I soothe my soul.
#vss365 #soothe

When he dies
I want him to hurt
I hope he suffers;
save all the #soothe
for me
and my folk

#vss365

#Soothe #vss365

So So So Thing…

January is soothing.
February is soothing.
March is soothing.
They say time heals,
I’m not so sure.

April showers, uh, maybe?
May flowers, meh…
They say time heals,
But I am not so sure.

gasping, curling leaves
snarky summer imitates
autumn yellow tones

some light rains arrive
but token drops of water
never #soothe raw heat

#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry

Shrieks and screams
Chainsaws maniacs
Mayhem unleashed
Zombies swallowing flesh
Vampires drinking blood
Terror pumping adrenaline

These horrors soothe
As I sit in the dark theater

#vss365 #soothe

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The Proof of the Poem Is the Reading

I’m the rule that cracks, then proves,
a cut that sings, a wound with grooves.
I miss my cue and never soothe,
a contradiction that improves
by rhyming what it can’t remove.

#soothe
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#writerscommunity