[Venatici]

my apologies for this being so late - I had five tests this week and I was not home for the weekend like I planned.

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I think one thing we tend to skip over a lot is our own self care and self love. so, this contest will be to write a love letter to yourself, and to say something you think you can do to make yourself feel better if you're sad! you can write the letter in any way you would like!

this will be a raffle because I want all entries treated equally!
ends in a little over a week on sunday, though I can give extensions if needed, just please ask! any questions, comments, concerns, etc, also please ask! I am available through pm or through the buttermilks discord!
good luck everyone!

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[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Collar Color:[/b]
[b]Love Letter (To Yourself!):[/b]
[b]Something To Cheer Yourself Up:[/b]

here is a relatively quick example, as if I had filled this out myself using a character I already own in buttermilks!
Username: crim.
Name: North
Gender: Male
Collar Color: Red
Love Letter (To Yourself!): Something I have always admired about myself is my tenacity and how dedicated I can be. Even when I am completely stumped, I don't give up, and I think that's really important to me. I'm loyal and a good friend to those I care about, and I have done a lot better over the past few months, even if I've been struggling.
Another example:
You are so important. You constanty stand up for your friends and are doggedly loyal. When you put your mind to something, you can do anything you want, and you are going to succeed in life. I believe in you, and hope that soon you can believe in yourself too.
Something To Cheer Yourself Up:
When I'm sad, I can go on my phone and look up pictures of my baby boy, Norbert, and think of all the times he's cuddled on me and given me his little cat kisses.
Another example:
If I feel down, I will try to go out for a walk or a jog to try and get some of the nervous energy out.

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Username:
Name:
Gender:
Collar Color: Same as her eyes with a heart the color of her hair if possible!
Love Letter (To Yourself!):
To Me,
Somedays I know it's hard. Somedays I know that you feel as if you can't get through it and that it's tearing you down. But it'll be ok. You are strong and you can persevere through it. I know you can. You've done it before and you'll do it again. You are stronger than you think, what they say can't affect you. It can't destroy you, it can't defeat you. Rise up, if you fall, rise again. It's going to be okay. You are going to be okay, although it may seem unclear, trust me you'll see. You are smart, strong, powerful, and brave. They can't tear you down and they never will. You are great, and you are loved. I am proud of how far you've come, and that you haven't fallen. You do your best and always work for something. You mustn't care what they have to say, you are great. It's going to be okay, don't forget that. In your darkest moments, you stay strong. You don't let it get to you. You will do great no matter what they say, it's going to be okay.
Something To Cheer Yourself Up:
Whenever I need to clear my head and take my mind off something, I always go for a run, play with my dog, or do math. Running always takes my mind off everything and it's a deep passion of mine. My dog is my heart and soul, he means everything to me. He licks the tears off my face and always reassures me i'm okay and it just always makes me feel better. And math, it just takes away all other thoughts and keeps me focused on something other than what's bothering me. Also, I just love to scroll through pictures of rats and dogs. I love 'em a lot! Here are a few just so I can always return to this post and see them:


This baby is gorgeous and I LOVE the competition idea, it's something I really need and I think it's awesome ❤️

[♔Voltaire♔]

Username:♔Voltaire♔
Name: Historia
Gender: Heifer
Collar Color: Rosy Brown (BC8F8F) with cream/white floral decals (optional!)
Love Letter (To Yourself!):

To you who often forgets the strength of your soul,

You may not be able to wrap your small hands around this huge world, nor wrap your heart and mind around your true worth, but know that you have stood. You have walked and have breathed air like it was your very last time. You have seen fire, watched it slowly creep toward you and lick at your feet. You've watched it painfully wrap itself around you, every touch sending cold through your veins, you breathing to find some sense of warmth but feeling ice. The fire that seemed so warm, so loving, you have felt its lies for so long. Heard it's whispers, knelt before it's false words.


But you have always been able to stand. You have chased, and still chase the small dreams in the expanses of your mind and have grown so much. You have laughed and smiled and appreciated life while having an army of shadows loom behind you, waiting for you to collapse once more. You have endured what many could never fathom, seen things and felt things no one should ever feel. Have been done wrong in ways no one ever should be. And you have lived.

Continue to live. Continue to breathe like it will be your last time, continue to laugh and love, and smile. Continue to see stars on dark nights, and as you do, continue to light torches along your journey for those who will need them as they travel; and take the time to appreciate the ones others have illumated for you.
And most of all...

Know that I am proud of you.

Something To Cheer Yourself Up:
Listening to music has been a critcal part of my growth as a person. It was one of the very few threads I held on to, and it still is. It has bored into the cracks and crevices of my heart and will always continue to do so. Animals have also been very therapeutic for me, so a few cat and dog videos never hurt! Note to self: Memes. You know how much you love them.

[sullivanish]

Username: ailurophile.,
Name: daytime
Gender: heifer
Collar Color: eye color with butterflies (artist's choice)
Love Letter (To Yourself!):

Dear me,

You are a very ambitious and talented woman. You may not be the best at keeping friends and communicating with people your age, but you are aware of that. That is wonderful. You are aware when you do something to hurt someone and constantly think about what others feel. I want you to work on getting your message of understanding across to your peers. Keep glowin' and stay strange!

xox me

Something To Cheer Yourself Up:

humor is a very powerful cure for when I'm feeling down. I love to laugh at anything-especially pets.

I love when people come to me for help. It may not be very often, but when they do, I feel so important and included <D

wip

[Evils]

Username: Evils
Name: Brandy
Gender: Female
Collar Color: A soft yellow with a single orange heart (my favorite colors!)
Love Letter (To Yourself!):

I admire your passion for the ocean and all the life that dwells inside it. I admire you passion for your own fish at home and how you're not afraid to treat them like they're your children. I admire the joy you feel at random when you watch birds eat chips in the courtyard. I admire your enthusiasm about your hobbies, especially of all the fish facts you know and of your enjoyment of making puppets.
I don't mind that you have allergies; I've watched you grow as a person because you've changed your diet to keep your villi alive, and more importantly you healthy in the long run. You've become do much more outgoing and energetic it's amazing!
I enjoy seeing you strive to do your best in school. I know it can be difficult at times, but I appreciate your stubbornness and desire to get the job done.
I love you as you are; everything about you!

Something To Cheer Yourself Up:
Always remember, while life can be rough, it's always full of the little things that never cease to make you smile: like your little pleco, Stickers, as she sucks on zucchini slices; the lovely silence of a foggy night after a storm; the cute little faces of the fish that are always so excited and happy to see you; your sisters who always know how to brighten your day despite how rough it can be; how your cat, Amari, scrunched up into an almost perfect bread roll as she stands on her toes in the morning to be pet... there is so much more to life than focussing on the negative, always try to find the little things that make you happy. <3

[Bayfire213]

Username: klovesugar2
Name: Nova
Gender: Heifer
Collar Color: Hm, something with little stars on it, maybe?
Love Letter (To Yourself!):

You don't do well with people, and you don't do well with crowds. You're nervous and scared and skittish, introverted and awkward, and that's okay. There is no bravery without fear, and for all your perceived shortcomings, you try. You push yourself to step out of your comfort zone, you try to do your best, you struggle to reach out to others, to talk and get to know them, no matter how awkward and stilted you feel your words are, and endeavor to keep talking without retreating back into your shell. You are not perfect, you are not infallible, and that's perfectly okay- no one ever is. If you were half as kind to yourself as you are to others, half as gentle, then maybe you would understand. Because you are beautiful, inside and out.

You find beauty in broken things, battered things, odds and ends most would toss out, seashells others overlook, and people most would never give a chance. Beauty in the journey they have taken, the trials endured, the scars that remain. You forgive those who have hurt you, far more swiftly than you perhaps should, giving them chance after chance, and bear no grudges. You refuse to judge people, constantly firm in the fact that you don't know them well enough to do so, and it's not your place to. Your greatest aspirations aren't as grand as some, not ambitious by nearly any standards, seeking not fame, fortune, not anything of the sort, but they are more admirable than you give yourself credit for. You strive to be a source of comfort for those around you, to cause them as little stress as you can, and to always assure them that they are amazing, just as they are, for who they are. I just wish you would realize that the same can be said for you- that you are amazing, too.

You've spent hours weaving flower crowns just to give them away for a smile. It doesn't matter if your hands are full, you'll still jog ahead to hold open the door for someone else. You are curious enough to get yourself in trouble, and cunning enough to get out of it. You are always willing to patiently teach what you know when someone wants the help. You thrive when the people around you are happy, and do your best to support them when they're not. You will loyally stick up for someone when you deem something worth fighting for, even if it terrifies you to the point of tears. You will give, and give, and give until you're burnt out and it aches, then judge yourself so harshly for needing some time to yourself to recuperate. You know your faults and weaknesses, and you work to get a little bit better about them every day. You might succeed, or you might not, but whatever the case... You try? And that's all anyone can ever ask.

So maybe you need a little more patience and a little more reassurance to be rid of your shell than most have shown you, but keep your chin up, because for all that you're willing to give, all that you don't need, and all that you've been through? It's not an unreasonable thing to desire, and I need you to remember that, as well as just one more thing... To try to give yourself a chance, just like you would anyone else. Because in the end? You more than deserve it.

Something To Cheer Yourself Up:

Something about being outside just does wonders for my mood and motivation, brightening my day like little else can. Talking with my sister typically has us both cackling like loons, beaming from ear to ear. Working with the horses, both my own mare and helping others train their own, might as well be a balm to my soul, for all the good it does me. Dearest Mayhem, the sweet ferret that he is, always coming over to check on me, and curl up beside me, and bouncing over at random times to rear up on his hind legs, asking to be held. My collection of odds and ends, from broken seashells, unpolished stones, and shards of glass to candy wrappers, dirty coins, and tiny notes, each one with a story behind it.

[mierose]

Username: mierose
Name: Anita
Gender: heifer
Collar Color: matching her eye color
Love Letter (To Yourself!): So, I know we've been struggling a ton lately, but you keep on persevering and pushing yourself to do new things, and I'm so proud of you for that. Sure, maybe things aren't at their best right now, and maybe even though you're trying, you're not doing very well, but trying is what counts. You keep pushing and trying new things and breaking out of restraints that have held you back for years. You've given up so many times in the past, and I'm not mad at you for that, but just so proud that this time, you're trying to push through. Alongside that, you've been working so hard to love yourself lately, no matter how hard it may be. You've spent years in a state of self hatred and thinking you're the nastiest thing ever, and finally that's starting to go away. Maybe there's some remnant, but you're working so hard to love yourself and allow yourself to love yourself and I'm so proud of you for that. You're building new relationships, improving old ones, and just not letting a whole lot stand in your away. Before, anxiety was the chains tying you down, but the harder you've worked, maybe those chains are starting to break a little bit. They're not broken, the anxiety will always be there, but you're trying to move on despite it, and for that I'm so proud. Succeeding isn't always important, but trying, and you're trying so hard. I acknowledge and respect your efforts, and I love you for them.
Something To Cheer Yourself Up: When I'm upset, nothing cheers me up more than either having a fun conversation with my best friend, or calling my cat over for some cuddles. The second she climbs up on my and curls up, purring like crazy, stress melts away and I instantly feel calmer. She's not the cuddliest cat, so when this happens it's a special moment, and forces you to forget everything. At these moments, all is right in my world for just a few moments, no matter what may have happened that day.

[Venatici]

It totally slipped my mind to post this but due to request this is now extended until sunday! good luck <3

[sprig]

Username: vintage rose
Name: Owl
Gender: Heifer
Collar Color: Dark gray with a white bell
Love Letter (To Yourself!):
Hey pretty girl.
I know things haven't been the best lately, there's been some good and some bad. I want you to know that you aren't to blame for what happened at work. I want you to know that you are strong, and you are beautiful. I admire how far you've come in the past years, you've worked so hard and have made such a strong effort in making yourself a better person. Heartbreak and hard times doesn't have to define you. You are more than that, you are stronger than that.
Much love,
You
Something To Cheer Yourself Up:
Nothing will ever cheer me up more than cuddling up with my dogs. Maisy will gladly lay still right next to me, let me pet her ears and relax. Sam will run circles in his floppy way and instantly make my mood brighter with laughter and love.
I need to remember that I have the ability to cheer myself up, too. It's a habit I need to get into, I need to look in the mirror and tell myself that I love me, for who I am, no matter what.

[opti-mism]

Username: opti-mism
Name: Chiffon
Gender: Heifer
Collar Color: Dove grey with tiny white flowers?
Love Letter (To Yourself!):
opti-
you are a beautiful, kindhearted person. You are not worthless, though sometimes you feel like that may be the case. You work hard, you put your whole heart into something, and though you might not be good at once thing once in a while, but that does not make you worthless. You are endlessly smart, and though you might not be perfect, you are working hard towards your goal and you will be the best that you can be. You have a strength to you that is brilliant and blinding, and you are making great bounds in your life. You can do this. Buckle down and do it.

-me, myself and I

Something To Cheer Yourself Up:

Remember, Netflix in the background is brilliant for long study periods, Sleeping at Last is your favorite artist, they're inspirational and beautifully calming. This weekend, you get to spend time with both your grandparents, cousins, and new puppies in the family. Make it through the next 2 days for Toby and for Rosie, and for all the non-pup family members that mean the world to you!