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Posted 3 years agoSee the post here if you want some good and cute art! I really love their work and think you all will too!:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/46299702/
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Check out this YCH, support my artist friend!
Posted 3 years agohttps://www.furaffinity.net/view/46147453/
She does such amazing work, this would look good in anyone's gallery! She deserves all the support!
She does such amazing work, this would look good in anyone's gallery! She deserves all the support!
A Very Merry Christmas!
Posted 4 years agoMerry Christmas everyone!!
Emotional Snapshot 2
Posted 5 years agoWell, here I am again. Some time has passed since my last one of these and I feel like a new one is in order. Things certainly have changed greatly.
Anyone who knows me well will know that the past few months haven't been easy for me. At first it was all about picking up the pieces, but lately it's been about a lot more than that. Once the pieces were up, I knew I had to do something to build myself up again. I needed an identity that wasn't tied to anyone else. I knew the only path forward was to make a version of me that I could love and love him unconditionally.
Just realizing that was a very hard thing. I've been so focused on making others happy and losing my identity that I didnt even know that being my own person was POSSIBLE. At first it seemed like it wasn't. However, over time, I made little changes that grew my confidence. It all comes back to introspection in the end. I had to look at myself and find the source of problems that would pop up in my life. I would notice how something made me feel and I would question why it made me feel that way. Once I did that I would dig even deeper -- working to get to the source of the problem, often dealing with events in my past.
Once the problem was identified, it was all about coming up with a solution to it. That, like everything else, required personal reflection to accomplish. Yes I vented to friends and their input helped me immensely. In fact, their words helped me see things from a different perspective that I hadn't considered. For all their help, I'm eternally grateful.
But in the end, the leg work had to be done by me and me alone. No matter how much they helped, my friends could not change the pathways of my brain which carried thoughts to negative conclusions. No other human being has the power to do that. Only the owner of that mind could accomplish such a feat.
It's a hard thing to do, to be sure. But time and again I accomplished it somehow. And the only person I could attribute that victory to was me. That built up such pride and self worth in me. It made it easier to go on and do it again and again with yet more problems that arose.
Eventually, I had found that I started to admire myself. Over still more time, that admiration turned to love.
I've got to admit, its a crazy thing. I felt so fulfilled when I was pleasing others, but that doesn't hold a candle to how I feel now. Its so satisfying to be able to love yourself without needing others to validate that feeling for you. It used to be that having others praise and love me was like oxygen to me -- I felt like I NEEDED it to live, and without it I'd drown. But self love is like having your own little scuba pack that you can breathe from for as long a time as you need, all on your own.
This means that the relationships I forge with people are more pure than ever. I am with these people because I WANT to be, not because I NEED them. When you have a need, you will settle for anything -- or anyone -- to satisfy that need. Wanting something means you choose it over all other options in the world.
I want friends whom I choose, not who I crave.
On that note, of friends, my personal growth has illicited a lot of changes in me. Growth means that you may grow out of things you might once have liked. Everyone is entitled to change their mind about anything -- and change my mind I did.
It was scary at first. I was afraid my friends wouldn't like some of the changes I went through. Sometimes they ran counter to who they were as people. Sometimes it would challenge them in ways they didn't like. I started to realize a hard truth though -- people who can't handle your growth and change aren't really your friends at all.
You have a right to be yourself. Learn who you want to be and grow that person from the ground up. And be proud of that person to the whole world. Some people may run away from that person you are, or even despise it.
But your TRUE friends -- the people who will REALLY enrich your life for as long as they are in it -- will come to YOU. If you are proud and happy with the person you have built, the good people you will get along with most will seek you out and find you. It is only a matter of time.
I still have a long and hard road ahead. I might not ever be done -- but thats ok. Improving day by day is the important part. If I can do that, I'll be happy every time I overcome that new challenge. In the end, maybe that's the secret to happiness; being better every day and being proud of the work you've done to make it happen.
Anyone who knows me well will know that the past few months haven't been easy for me. At first it was all about picking up the pieces, but lately it's been about a lot more than that. Once the pieces were up, I knew I had to do something to build myself up again. I needed an identity that wasn't tied to anyone else. I knew the only path forward was to make a version of me that I could love and love him unconditionally.
Just realizing that was a very hard thing. I've been so focused on making others happy and losing my identity that I didnt even know that being my own person was POSSIBLE. At first it seemed like it wasn't. However, over time, I made little changes that grew my confidence. It all comes back to introspection in the end. I had to look at myself and find the source of problems that would pop up in my life. I would notice how something made me feel and I would question why it made me feel that way. Once I did that I would dig even deeper -- working to get to the source of the problem, often dealing with events in my past.
Once the problem was identified, it was all about coming up with a solution to it. That, like everything else, required personal reflection to accomplish. Yes I vented to friends and their input helped me immensely. In fact, their words helped me see things from a different perspective that I hadn't considered. For all their help, I'm eternally grateful.
But in the end, the leg work had to be done by me and me alone. No matter how much they helped, my friends could not change the pathways of my brain which carried thoughts to negative conclusions. No other human being has the power to do that. Only the owner of that mind could accomplish such a feat.
It's a hard thing to do, to be sure. But time and again I accomplished it somehow. And the only person I could attribute that victory to was me. That built up such pride and self worth in me. It made it easier to go on and do it again and again with yet more problems that arose.
Eventually, I had found that I started to admire myself. Over still more time, that admiration turned to love.
I've got to admit, its a crazy thing. I felt so fulfilled when I was pleasing others, but that doesn't hold a candle to how I feel now. Its so satisfying to be able to love yourself without needing others to validate that feeling for you. It used to be that having others praise and love me was like oxygen to me -- I felt like I NEEDED it to live, and without it I'd drown. But self love is like having your own little scuba pack that you can breathe from for as long a time as you need, all on your own.
This means that the relationships I forge with people are more pure than ever. I am with these people because I WANT to be, not because I NEED them. When you have a need, you will settle for anything -- or anyone -- to satisfy that need. Wanting something means you choose it over all other options in the world.
I want friends whom I choose, not who I crave.
On that note, of friends, my personal growth has illicited a lot of changes in me. Growth means that you may grow out of things you might once have liked. Everyone is entitled to change their mind about anything -- and change my mind I did.
It was scary at first. I was afraid my friends wouldn't like some of the changes I went through. Sometimes they ran counter to who they were as people. Sometimes it would challenge them in ways they didn't like. I started to realize a hard truth though -- people who can't handle your growth and change aren't really your friends at all.
You have a right to be yourself. Learn who you want to be and grow that person from the ground up. And be proud of that person to the whole world. Some people may run away from that person you are, or even despise it.
But your TRUE friends -- the people who will REALLY enrich your life for as long as they are in it -- will come to YOU. If you are proud and happy with the person you have built, the good people you will get along with most will seek you out and find you. It is only a matter of time.
I still have a long and hard road ahead. I might not ever be done -- but thats ok. Improving day by day is the important part. If I can do that, I'll be happy every time I overcome that new challenge. In the end, maybe that's the secret to happiness; being better every day and being proud of the work you've done to make it happen.
Jumping on this FurryLife Online bandwagon
Posted 5 years agoI have no clue how much I'll use this site, but it seems pretty awesome! I don't plan on not posting to FA anymore, but this is another place you can find me!
https://furrylife.online/profile/15.....ttycattybatty/
https://furrylife.online/profile/15.....ttycattybatty/
Pinup Raffel! (Click link to apply)
Posted 5 years agoFrom 
D.Katt
Lots been happening this year. Created a new art project. Got my face on Twitter.... still have to work out the comission stuff. Still have to pick up and learn my drawing pad..... But for now, let's celebrate some steps forward in this art project with a raffle!
Welcome to Fluff-Up Picture studios Pinup Raffle.
Fluff-Up is a fictional pinup studio where part of the idea is to make classic inspired pinups, partly from peoples characters by commissions (when I get that sorted) and raffles.
To start things of and test this idea, we're having ourselves a raffle.
How is this done?
You join the raffle by replying to this journal. You will then be given a number.
By the 17th of August, the raffle will be closed and I will run a random number generator to pick out a winner.
The winner will be contacted and asked if there's a particular theme or other details they would like for their card, as well as if they want a friendly (clothed), mature (tasteful nudity or exposure) or adult (not as tasteful nudity) theme. The card will then be made based on this information.
How do you join?
1. Post in this journal with a reference of your character
2. Add this raffle in your journal
3. I prefer followers who follows because they like my art. For this reason, watch is not required, but encouraged if you like what you see.
4. Anthro characters only
Deadline by the 17th of August
(Samples of the cards can be found in the Fluff-Up Picture Studio session of my gallery.)
D.KattLots been happening this year. Created a new art project. Got my face on Twitter.... still have to work out the comission stuff. Still have to pick up and learn my drawing pad..... But for now, let's celebrate some steps forward in this art project with a raffle!
Welcome to Fluff-Up Picture studios Pinup Raffle.
Fluff-Up is a fictional pinup studio where part of the idea is to make classic inspired pinups, partly from peoples characters by commissions (when I get that sorted) and raffles.
To start things of and test this idea, we're having ourselves a raffle.
How is this done?
You join the raffle by replying to this journal. You will then be given a number.
By the 17th of August, the raffle will be closed and I will run a random number generator to pick out a winner.
The winner will be contacted and asked if there's a particular theme or other details they would like for their card, as well as if they want a friendly (clothed), mature (tasteful nudity or exposure) or adult (not as tasteful nudity) theme. The card will then be made based on this information.
How do you join?
1. Post in this journal with a reference of your character
2. Add this raffle in your journal
3. I prefer followers who follows because they like my art. For this reason, watch is not required, but encouraged if you like what you see.
4. Anthro characters only
Deadline by the 17th of August
(Samples of the cards can be found in the Fluff-Up Picture Studio session of my gallery.)
An Emotional Snapshot
Posted 5 years agoI feel like I'm on the precipice of a major change in my life. I don't normally do these journals on here, but I feel like all that I've learned recently needs to be recorded somewhere -- somewhere that people can see when they are looking up things about me.
And so, here it goes.
For the past several months, I've been in a pretty shitty place. There was a lot of toxicity in my life -- toxicity that I admit I've carried for WAY too long. How I came into this toxic place really isn't important. I'm realizing now that, frankly, it could have been ANY event at any point in my life and I still would have had to learn the lessons I'm learning now. It's just a weakness I've had to overcome.
Perhaps part of it was lingering stress over the pandemic as well. It's very easy to get caught up in the negativity and fear surrounding the whole thing; couple that with the loneliness brought on by quarantine and you have a perfect storm of terrible.
I used to get bogged down in it. At first it was very bad -- every night before bed, this sense of dread would hang over me like a cloud. I'd wonder if I'd ever be good enough, or if I'd ever get what I was seeking in life.
I have been very lucky to have outstanding friends who have helped me through. My best friend in the whole world,
rvbmaniac21 has been an indispensable part of my life for over 4 years at the time of this writing. Over the course of this whole thing, he -- as well as many others, too many to name -- have slowly but surely shown me the way toward healing.
During the toxic period, questions would constantly harass my thoughts. Through the unconditional and unwavering love of my friends, I've started to learn an important truth -- those questions don't matter. Entertaining questions you can't possibly answer was destroying me day by day, and it was only when I tried letting those questions go that I started to really feel true happiness for the first time in a long time.
Not to say things are perfect now. Far from it.
All I've done so far is identified a possible solution. The trick now will be to put it to practice. I'm feeling that every day is getting a little bit better, and I'm not going to torpedo my happiness by saying wishy-washy things like "I certainly hope this happiness sticks." Part of my lesson was learning that self-defeating stuff like this only invites insecurity -- and in a time when you are already feeling insecure about yourself, that can spell disaster for your mental health.
I WILL get better. It's not a question of "if," just a question of "when." I'm grateful to all of my friends who have helped me in this time of need. I'm even thankful for the toxicity I've felt, in a weird and twisted way. Without experiencing it, I never would have gotten to the point where I could overcome it and try to move past it. I'm certain that, over time, I'll look back on it more and more gratefully and with less and less resentment.
In the end, it was an obstacle to overcome, and it made me better for it. No matter how bad it was, at least something good came out of it. So maybe that is worth celebrating a little bit.
And so, here it goes.
For the past several months, I've been in a pretty shitty place. There was a lot of toxicity in my life -- toxicity that I admit I've carried for WAY too long. How I came into this toxic place really isn't important. I'm realizing now that, frankly, it could have been ANY event at any point in my life and I still would have had to learn the lessons I'm learning now. It's just a weakness I've had to overcome.
Perhaps part of it was lingering stress over the pandemic as well. It's very easy to get caught up in the negativity and fear surrounding the whole thing; couple that with the loneliness brought on by quarantine and you have a perfect storm of terrible.
I used to get bogged down in it. At first it was very bad -- every night before bed, this sense of dread would hang over me like a cloud. I'd wonder if I'd ever be good enough, or if I'd ever get what I was seeking in life.
I have been very lucky to have outstanding friends who have helped me through. My best friend in the whole world,
rvbmaniac21 has been an indispensable part of my life for over 4 years at the time of this writing. Over the course of this whole thing, he -- as well as many others, too many to name -- have slowly but surely shown me the way toward healing.During the toxic period, questions would constantly harass my thoughts. Through the unconditional and unwavering love of my friends, I've started to learn an important truth -- those questions don't matter. Entertaining questions you can't possibly answer was destroying me day by day, and it was only when I tried letting those questions go that I started to really feel true happiness for the first time in a long time.
Not to say things are perfect now. Far from it.
All I've done so far is identified a possible solution. The trick now will be to put it to practice. I'm feeling that every day is getting a little bit better, and I'm not going to torpedo my happiness by saying wishy-washy things like "I certainly hope this happiness sticks." Part of my lesson was learning that self-defeating stuff like this only invites insecurity -- and in a time when you are already feeling insecure about yourself, that can spell disaster for your mental health.
I WILL get better. It's not a question of "if," just a question of "when." I'm grateful to all of my friends who have helped me in this time of need. I'm even thankful for the toxicity I've felt, in a weird and twisted way. Without experiencing it, I never would have gotten to the point where I could overcome it and try to move past it. I'm certain that, over time, I'll look back on it more and more gratefully and with less and less resentment.
In the end, it was an obstacle to overcome, and it made me better for it. No matter how bad it was, at least something good came out of it. So maybe that is worth celebrating a little bit.
