Human brains feed off of negativity. Negative thoughts are easily digested and play in a loop in your mind all of the time. The reality, however, is that there is also A LOT OF GOOD happening every single minute. You have to do more work to pay attention to the good but it's worth it.

A quintessential Portland experience: Meeting the therapy llamas at PDX.

Very skittish feral cat after finding a full bag of catnip… #cats #caturday

Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door. This is who it was:

Me trying not to eat the whole box of cookies… #cats #catsofbluesky

Caught her trying to stalk the birds! #cats #catsofbluesky

My friend Kristina and I were driving down the coast from Astoria and pulled off the road and ran to the beach when we saw these colors! Cape Kiwanda at Pacific City, Oregon. #BlueSkyArtShow #Evening

It’s getting chilly :3

Uni has entered attack mode! :3

“You dare to disturb me?” - Cat #cats #catsofbluesky

What are you looking at? #cats #catsofbluesky

Pretty Kitty! #cats #catsofbluesky

A moth got into the shelter tonight and it was the event of the season.

Found a potential buyer! #deer #nature

Feral cat discovered catnip. #cats #catsofbluesky

How over- and underrepresented are different causes of death in the media? Another way to visualize this data is to measure how over- or underrepresented each cause is. To do this, we calculate the ratio between a cause’s share of deaths and its share of news articles.

Ricky found a new nap spot 😴 On laundry day ofc 🤦🏻

this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either

Simba on Pride Rock #cats #catsofbluesky

Look at that face full of wonder! :3

Brother and sister moment. #cats #catsofbluesky

High five from Uni! :3

Gilligan enjoys his caturday as much as he enjoys his tranquil catnip! #caturday #cats

Local kitten found the food. #cats #catsofbluesky

Uni :3

If you're having trouble understanding why someone is asserting a particular fact or view, here's some advice: see what the underlying emotional or moral motivation might be for believing that fact or view. Most of the time, it's not the facts, but the emotions or morality you'll need to address.

“Nobody is a villain in their own story. We're all the heroes of our own stories.” — George R. R. Martin

Uni :3

This feral cat is officially domesticated! #cats #catsofbluesky

When people start waking up from a cult, the very first mistake most family and friends make is to unload about how stupid they were and piling on with "I told you so." Does that help? No, it never helps. It drives the cult member back in and keeps them there. Don't be most people. Be smarter.

Happy #FriYay from these laundry-helping boys! #TGIF

I'm Uni :3

Hiding from the thunderstorm in the bathroom. 💕 Happy #Caturday!

At times, he transforms into Jabba the Hutt

I feed crows at work, and I'm wondering if this one just recognized me at the grocery store!

“Do you know who I am?” - Godfather #cats

They grow up so fast! #cats #kittens

I hope to relax as much as the neighbors cat does on my bed! #cats #catsofbluesky

This is what I'm talking about about maintaining perspective. If you're going to preach defeatism, don't bother showing up because that's what the enemy does. We don't need that. It's not over, we haven't lost and this country and our people are fighting back.

Everyone needs a therapy llama in their lives! #llama #therapy

The neighborhood cat came in and made herself right at home. #catsofbluesky #cats

Contemporary Dutch illustrator Lieke van der Vorst #WomensArt #Sunday

Looks like Uni's paws are crossed :3

Spotted while feeding the neighborhood cats. #opossum

Enjoying his fresh food #caturday #cats

Whoops. Set a blanket down for laundry day and now Ricky's claimed a new spot

The look when one wet meal isn't enough

Best activism tip I've ever received, shared once again: find the people who have already been doing the work for decades and ask them what they need, rather than launching your own bespoke advocacy project about an issue that's new for you.